Why book with Gold Coast Boat Tours
Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
Maximum four guests on board. Great for couples, families and small groups of friends! Escape crowded tour boats. Enjoy a personalised service experience. All services offer an exclusive couple only option.
Bring your playlist and connect to via bluetooth to enjoy your tunes on board!
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Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
GC Boat Tours holds all relevant licenses, permits and regulatory approvals and is fully backed by commercial insurance.
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Typical routes for Sunset and Cityscape Private Tours
Private touring. Solo or exclusively with your partner or group
Typical routes for Sunset and Cityscape Private Tours
GC Boat Tours private Cityscapes and Sunset Tours usually tour between Wavebreak Island (north) to Surfers Paradise and Chevron Island (south). Travelling about 20 kilometres on a round trip there are lots of highlights including Main Beach, Southport Yacht Club, Paradise Waters, the Broadwater Parklands and Macintosh Island to name just a few.
Our Canals Crusie heads upstream on the Nerang River and samples some of the best of the Gold Coasts 600 kilometre network of waterways between Main Beach and Broadbeach Waters.
Make memories. Get your smart phone or camera ready. We stop just about anywhere you like to take photos. We have a couple of favourite spots for group or couples photos which we will gladly take on your device.
No risk weather guarantee and COVID-safe
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Typical routes for Sunset and Cityscape Private Tours
As an outdoor activity conditions vary. Bring your sense of adventure. However, when strong winds or heavy rain are forecast and may compromise safety, GC Boat Tours will re-schedule refund with no additional service charges.
If GC Boat Tours cancels due to weather, COVID or other reason or should your group need to cancel at least 24 hours before departure you will be offered a replacement tour (re-booked subject to your availability and ours), a gift card or a 100% refund. No questions asked. See our cancellation policy for details.
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Our vessel designed for ease of manoeuvrability to get you up close to what you want to see. As a private tour enjoy stunning 360 degree views and feel close to natural environment.
Like to take photos?
We can put you into position to capture those 'just perfect' photos and videos you'll love to share with family and friends. Simply ask the skipper.
Optional extra services
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Great for photographers. We stop for selfies and insta moments
Like to change things up? Extend your tour? Add quality sparking wine? BYO drinks? A delicious freshly prepared share plate?
As a private tout operation we can offer flexible itineraries and optional additional services. When booking simply choose from the options available and we'll deliver a customised tour or charter un-matched by larger tour companies.
About GC Boat Tours
GC Boat Tours specialises in exclusive small group private tours and private boat charters services. When you book you will will tour with only your partner or your group on board. Maximum is 4 guests. We operate in sheltered inland waterways including The Broadwater, Southern Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent rivers and canals.
GC Boat Tours operates a state of the art custom built Stejcraft luxury sports bowrider speedboat. An eye catching, streamlined and luxuriously appointed 6.4 metre long boat with uncompromising quality, designed and built right here on the Gold Coast. Hosted by an experienced skipper sit back, relax, enjoy and avoid the crowds of larger boat tour operators.
Avoid the limitations and risks of self-drive boats (eg., most are have very low speed limits and are limited to small areas), insurance charges and the challenges of navigating busy waterways, avoiding hazards and potentially costly collisions or groundings.
Your skipper and host, Graham is a dedicated owner-operator who is here to ensure you get the most out of your private tour or charter experience. GC Boat Tours values our guests safety and enjoyment delivering a premium, adventurous, authentic, affordable and personalised private tour experience in a safe and welcoming environment. GC Boat Tours welcomes and values your feedback before, during or after your tour experience.
The Broadwater arial view. Image courtesy of Destination Gold Coast.
Luxury sports bowrider
Welcome on board. Our state of the art luxury sports bowrider, custom built and launched in 2021.
Gold Coast designed and built luxury
The Gold Coast designed and built Stejcraft SS64 is unrivalled in its design and luxurious finishes. Comfortable seating, ocean grip (non-slip) flooring which feels great under your feet, walk through bow and stern, swim platform and ladder, and blue tooth stereo system. Bring your play list!
Choose your space
We host a maximum of four guests (plus crew) but have capacity for eight people on luxuriously appointed seating. You'll have plenty of space on board to move about or spread out. Built in drink holders will keep your hands free for those photo opportunities.
Sunshine or shade
Choose a sun-drenched space up front in the bowrider seating and feel the wind rushing past or choose a seat under the Bimini (roof) in the main cabin area. Guests are welcome to take a turn at the helm under supervision.
Safety and performance
A pre-departure safety briefing on safety equipment and a highly trained skipper and hosts ensures guests are in good hands. With a powerful 200 horsepower ultra low emission Mercury motor we can quickly get to places not accessible by larger or slower tour or rental boats.
Interested to read more about our sports bow-rider . . .
Read more about the top of the range SS64 at Stejcraft
https://stejcraftboats.com.au/boats/sports-bowriders/
and read a review of the SS64 at Boatsales.com.au
https://www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/2019-stejcraft-ss64-br-review-122276/