Gold Coast Self-Drive Boat Hire: Experience the Beauty of Gold Coast Waters

Experience the thrill of being your own captain and explore the beauty of Gold Coast waters with our self-drive boat hire. Glide across the water in our unique electric boats for a relaxing and fun adventure. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gold Coast - Enjoy this calm water river/canal cruise at our own pace, your own time. Upon arrival you will be provided with a 15-20 minute safety briefing, operational instructions, route maps, which will allow you to explore the Gold Coast waterways. Once briefing is completed, you will put yourself in the Captain’s seat, and we will cast you…
What's Included
  • Safety Equipment
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food
Additional Information

Sea the Sights and stand out from the others - experience the thrill of being your own captain onboard our fleet of affordable, unique electric boats for hire, providing the ultimate experience in relaxation, fun & soft adventure. Our custom built boats are safe, and are particularly good for those people who have never been on a boat before. When you…

Location
Duffy Down Under Boat Hire, Cruises & Tours
Seaworld Drive
Departure Point: Mariners Cove Marina 60-70 Seaworld Drive, ARM A Main Beach, QLD Australia Directions: Please check in at our office which is located on the Dock at Main Waterfront area, (at the base of the bridge heading away from Fishermans Wharf Tavern).  We will then direct you to your vessel.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Hayleym1670
Nov 28, 2024
Highly Recommended - We did a self drive tour and couldn't recommend it enough. Greeted with a friendly smile, quick instructions and we were off. The boat is electric so quiet and easy to drive, even for someone who doesn't know boat's! Comfortable seats, plenty of room for the family and plenty of cover from the sun/wind. A bonus that we were able to take our own snacks and drinks to keep everyone happy. Thank you for a great gold coast activity for the family, we really appreciated it.
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Hailey_m
Sep 2, 2024
Lovely quiet boat! Perfect day on the water. - Absolutely loved cruising around the canals with such a quiet boat that was easy to maneuver. Thanks for a lovely day on the water!
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Heather_p
Jun 16, 2024
Breathtaking - Absolutely loved our boat cruise ❤️❤️ So so relaxing and peaceful and amazing to look at all these gorgeous homes. Thanks Duffy Team.. you were wonderful 😊
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Emma_b
Jun 7, 2024
Cruising the Canals - Great affordable attraction. See GC from the water. BYO picnic so even more affordable. The stop at Isle of Capri was awesome. 3hours was a great amount of time.
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Sophia_m
Mar 1, 2024
Excellent time - Very fun time with captain very knowledgeable of him . Drive boat is not easy luck we take captain with us so we won’t be lost
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Globalholidayer
Jan 29, 2024
Friendly, courteous and professional - well worth it - Great day out when we decided to get out and about on the Gold Coast Broadwater for a day. Booking was easy, and upon arrival Nick had everything ready to go. He gave us all the required safety briefing and provided everything needed. The boat was well equipped and easy to use. Would definitely use them again for our next hire.
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Ashley_s
Jan 28, 2024
Already planning our next booking!!! - Warm welcome, lots of great tips and advice provided. Boat was so comfortable, plenty of room for everyone and all our stuff. Amazing day.
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962vivans
Dec 21, 2023
good experience - well spent hour with food and drinks and some music, I prefer to go evening to enjoy sunset and avoid heat if summer
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617susanc
Oct 19, 2023
A lovely way to cruise the canals - This was a wonderful self drive cruise in a quiet, roomy, comfortable, electric boat. Sailing quietly along the canals was so peaceful and very interesting. The boat canopy is open sided but provides complete shade. Nitsa was really helpful and friendly in telling us how to manage the boat ( it's very easy) and where to travel on the canal. We'll definitely come back and do this cruise again.
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Bronwyn_h
Nov 5, 2024
Us 4 - Great early morning experience, unfortunately spoiled a little by an uncooperative speed boat driver on the river. Otherwise, boat easy to handle, excellent instructions on what to do and where to go. Fantastic views and something a little different.
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