Dive Sites
Submerged Rock – An Underwater Tunnel in Cocos Island
While safely moored at Chatham Bay, you will take a 15-minute boat ride using a skiff boat going to the southeast corner of Cocos island where Submerged Rock…
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Tristan Paylado
Dive Sites
Shark Fin Rock – A Place of Wild Shallow and Deep Tranquility
Despite the popularity of Cocos Island as a haven for scuba diving, it does not mean that you can easily explore its famous dive sites. The reason behind this…
Dive Sites
Viking Rock – A Haven for Multi-level Diving in Cocos Island
Located in the northern coast of Cocos Island, the reefs of Viking Rock will put your multi-level diving skills in to the test. Once you arrive at the small…
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Spotfin Burrfish
Same with its close relative in the porcupinefish family, a spotfin burrfish is one of the fish species that will give an impression that it is smiling at you…
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Longspined Porcupinefish
When you go scuba diving in Cocos island and see a smiling fish that has spikes surrounding its body, then you might just interacted with a longspined…
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Spot-fin Porcupinefish
In a normal situation where it is not bloated, this medium-sized porcupinefish possess one of the cutest smiles as compared to other reef inhabitants in Cocos…
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Porcupine Fish – Our Spiny Friends
When you go diving in Cocos Island and see this oddly-looking fish that has a round and elongated body with long spines scattered all over, then most probably…
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Flyingfish of Cocos Island
If there is one fish that can efficiently evade its predator, then nothing beats the flyingfish. Aside from their elongated body with large scales that can…
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Bigwing Halfbeak Fish
A bigwing halfbeak is one of the fish species in Cocos Island that might be confusing or may give you a hard time identifying. Nonetheless, here are some…
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Ribbon Halfbeak Fish
This is one of the fish species in Cocos Island that you can easily identify through its long and slender body that looks like a ribbon, hence its name. It has…