Boat Hire Sydney Harbour

Destinations · Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour is our home water. It is where our contributor Amanda has worked more than 500 private charters as a professional stewardess, and where we know the boats, the wharves and the anchorages first hand. Tell us the occasion and we will match you to the right vessel and the right people.

Where the good charters actually go

Every charter worth its salt includes a happy lap past the icons, the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and Barangaroo, so everyone gets the photo. After that, the captain picks the anchorage based on wind and weather on the day.

The anchorages crews come back to

The reliable favourites	Athol Bay · Milk Beach · Rose Bay · Camp Cove
Opera House close behind you	Farm Cove
Day charters with swimming	Chinaman's Beach · Athol Bay · Camp Cove

Why this matters

The anchorage shapes the day more than the boat does. It is exactly the kind of thing we walk you through on the first call.

What Sydney Harbour charters cost, honestly

Premium charter price guide

Private charter for two · 2 to 4 hrs	$4,000 to $7,000
Up to 36 guests · 3 to 4 hrs	$6,000 to $10,000
36 to 60 guests · 3 to 4 hrs	$8,000 to $15,000
60 to 110 guests · 3 to 4 hrs	$15,000 to $35,000

Standard hire includes crew and a food and beverage package. BYO is cheaper where it is allowed, which is not everywhere and not every day. Weekend minimums in peak season are usually four hours. There are simpler vessels below these bands too, and we will tell you plainly when one of those is the smarter choice.

What people celebrate here

Weddings, from two person elopements at the bow to hundred guest receptions, and proposals, which on this harbour usually book under a cover story with every crew member in on the secret. Corporate days, milestone birthdays and hens parties all run here too. Those guides are coming; in the meantime the enquiry form covers every occasion.