The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 2750km north-west of Perth, and 900km west south-west of Christmas Island. The windy season goes from May to October and the temperatures are consistent between 22-29°C morning, noon & night.

There are approximately 800 Cocos Malays who live on Home island and 120 Australian locals that live on West island. Today the islands main trades are government services & tourism.

At ZKT we have a special relationship on island and are treated to many social events most tourist miss. We show you a side of the cocos that is totally unforgettable and extremely enjoyable not only for kiting but also for entertainment, sightseeing & other activities.

Besides Kitesurfing, the island has many things to do an see. There are hundreds of picture perfect beaches and postcards scenes. It also has a very intriguing cultural history and there are still many historical relics around the island to discover be it on foot or underwater. The unique community atmosphere is a happy and social one with activities and social events planned nearly every night so there is never a dull moment on Cocos.

To Visit these unique islands is a privilege, once you've been once, you'll be back again!

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A Brief History - Despite knowledge of the islands for over 200 years it was not until the early nineteenth century that they were settled. 1825, Captain John Clunies-Ross made a brief landing on the islands and returned to settle in 1837. He started a business trading in coconuts, coconut oil and copra mainly to Java. In 1857 in a bureaucratic blunder, the islands were annexed to Britain and the settlers began in earnest to develop the islands' coconut plantations. In 1955 the Islands were formally detached from the British Colony of Singapore and in 1978 the Australian Government negotiated the purchase of the islands from John Cecil Clunies-Ross. 1984 saw the Cocos Malay people vote overwhelmingly in favor of political, social and economic integration with Australia. by 1987 the Cocos copra industry was declared to be unprofitable, and the islanders were forced to seek diversification of their limited economic base.  Click for more History
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