West Island Settlement
West Island
The small town on West Island, where the airport is located and where the tourist center, supermarket and cafés are concentrated, with an old barge converted into an art gallery.
West Island is the gateway to the Cocos Islands. The airport, most accommodation, the supermarket and the visitor center are all here, and its population of about 100 residents is mostly Australian-born. Worth seeing is the Big Barge art gallery, converted from an old transport barge, which displays works by local artists. The yacht club often hosts gatherings on Friday nights, where you can watch the lagoon sunset. The island has only one main road, and visitors can rent a car or bicycle. Ferries to Home Island and Direction Island depart from here.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops have shorter hours)
Nearby sights
- Trannies Beach
- South Lagoon & Pulu Maraya
- Horsburgh Island
- Oceania House
- Prison Island
- Home Island
- The Rip
- Home Island Museum (Pulu Cocos Museum)