Beach-on-Map.com The Free Beach Guide HomeMenuHotels

Direction Island

Ultimate guide (June 2023)
Direction Island is an uninhabited island in the Keeling atoll (Cocos Islands). The beach is the best in the region. The island is equipped for picnics, and it's a popular day-trip destination among tourists. Shore and seabed: sand. [edit]
This beach ranks #3 of the "Best beaches in the Indian Ocean"
Rating: 9.2 - 193 votes [vote]
Coordinates: -12.090759, 96.885001
See also: Cocos Islands (Keeling)

Hotels [edit]

Direction Island has no hotels. The nearest hotels are located in the West Island. There are also about 500 residents on the neighboring Home Island, but for ordinary tourists it's hard to rent a room there.

Find hotels in Direction Island

 

How to get there [edit]

Fly to Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK). Next take a ferry. There is also ferry connection between Home Island and Direction Island. Interisland connection between the three main islands of the atoll (West, Home & Direction) is operated by Cahaya Baru. However, the Direction Island gets ferry only few days a week.

Find flights to Direction Island

 

When to go [edit]

The best time for a beach holiday in the Keeling islands (Cocos Islands) is a dry season from August to December.

Rainfall, mm
Rainfall, mm

Water temperature, C
Water temperature, C

Temperature, C
Temperature, C

Humidity, %
Humidity, %

Wind speed, meter/sec
Wind speed, meter/sec

Open map

See also other beaches nearby:

 
Cocos isl, Home Island 8.0
2.1 km to the south
Location: Indian Ocean, Cocos Islands
Rating: 8.0 (85 votes)
Cocos isl, West Island, Yacht Club Beach 8.6
9.3 km to the south-west
Location: Indian Ocean, Cocos Islands
Rating: 8.6 (170 votes)
Christmas Island, Dolly beach 7.3
970 km to the east
Location: Indian Ocean, Christmas Island
Rating: 7.3 (116 votes)
Christmas Island, Ethel beach, pebble 6.2
980 km to the east
Location: Indian Ocean, Christmas Island
Rating: 6.2 (87 votes)
Christmas Island, Lily beach 6.9
980 km to the east
Location: Indian Ocean, Christmas Island
Rating: 6.9 (87 votes)
💖
If you liked this page, please share it on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
…or any other web-site
 
This will help the project greatly!

We recommend:
Hotels Combined – find the best hotel's fare among 200+ reservation systems
 
To the top of this page »
 
© 2023, Beach-on-Map.com · News · Book · Contacts · Search · Countries