We offer the most comprehensive range of boat hire options in Melbourne. Hire any of our fleet as self-drive vessels, no boat licence is needed.
Treat yourself to a full service skippered cruise for a wedding transfer and arrive in style to your ceremony or reception.
Book a water taxi to a lovely restaurant dinner, concert or special event. You can even propose on a boat!
Our Yarra River cruises - luxury cruising aboard our beautifully appointed boats- can be booked as a special surprise for a lucky person.
Be your own skipper and delight your friends on one of our self drive boats. Charter a boat for the day and cruise from the Docklands to the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers.
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Melbourne Boat Hire Reviews
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The service was excellent from start to finish. The boat was clean and tidy and we had a lovely cruise up the river. more »
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I booked the ten seat self drive boat (Harvey A) for my girlfriends birthday for two hours. We went out in a group of six, and I drove myself.The staff were very helpful and gave me a thorough briefin... more »
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Beautiful chinese staff very nice & helpful. my 2 little boy & me very happy! Highly recommoad this boat hire.
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5 star experience all the way from initial enquiry through to making the booking and then our cruise. Cannot recommend highly enough, our wedding anniversary cruise was just perfect and our guests still rave about.
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