Hi every one chasing any advice or info on the cocos islands my girlfriend has booked us a 14 day holiday holiday in mid late july. we havent booked it through zephyr tours was a bit pricey side for us.
we are from perth and we are into kitesurfing

Thanks Ian

My advice would be to get a zephyr membership. Having transport, support, shade, water, and good crew is well worth the money. I hope you missus kites because there in nearly nothing else to do. Great destination though, had a great time.

If you are looking for a cheap holiday, then Cocos is probably not for you.
You may have an awesome trip to Cocos, but you will not have a cheap one.
$1000-$1200 each for return air fares be fore you start (+ more $$$ for excess baggage)
If you do go, take a foam container full of food. A lettuce will cost $12 from the co-op.
You also have to hire a car to get to the kiting spots.
Admittedly, having a mate with a house on the island made a big difference for us so I can't quote about accommodation prices.
Non kite surfers will want to be into surfing or relaxing. This is not resort style relaxing tho, it's DIY. No fancy pool side bars to relax by.
This tends to keep the numbers down which is not a bad thing :)
Add all this up and the Zephyr deals are probably not too bad,but I'm sure others will have more info on their operations.

yeah for 14 days flights accomidation come in at just over $2k wich i think is pretty good. the gf said zephyr membership is abot $700 wich we think is a bit steep. The girlfriend is into kitesurfing still at the early stages of learning cop and ear full of abuse every now and then when she has a bad day on the water
think it will be a great spot for her to realy improve

ok did the 14 day tour last August , there is alot more to Cocos than just kiting if u look , we did have 14 days of wind so we didnt need to find alot of other stuff to do , but fishing glass bottom boat tour canoeing snorkling trips to other island dinner at home island the art gallery golf so yep there are things to do . as for the tour with Zepher well u have access to top quality instructors and all the safety gear and support boat shelter to leave your gear at so my money was i think well spent the bunch that i was with and the few new ones that came and went where ther to have a good time and i think we all didand if u didnt it was no one elses fault but your own and i am going back this year to find that hangover i left behind

where are you staying before i give advise.
lived and worked there for 10 years.
Avoid paying Zepher a cent.

cocos castways

I will Pm you later or tomorrow
regards.

I've got friends who have lived there for years and have recently returned down south. As soon as I told them id started kiting there hackles rose up. They told me some stories of kiters heading to the island with or with out tour guides making f wits of themselves. On and off the piss! Aussie and non Aussie. Not good.

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ezray said...
cocos castways

great place to stay. Not sure if still the case but the guy who owns kites and is a really nice guy.

we hired a car for our stay (which is expensive), which you really need if not paying zephyr. Also gives you flexibility to do other stuff on the island, plus go to kite beach when you want.

Generally, if youre not with zephyr you rig up further up the beach where the "yacht club" is

heading out in Aug too, ill do my own tours of the island thanks! a little like this.... surf, snorkel, kite, surf, feed....repeat