Two 12-person pontoons with a gas BBQ, sink, toilet and a big shade roof. Cruise the river to Como or up to Lugarno. No licence needed.
Three electric picnic boats for up to 8. Silent motor, big table, esky and speaker on board. You drive at walking pace around Rose Bay and Shark Island. No licence.
Four rinks with harbour breeze, a wood-fired pizza kitchen and a bar tab you can pre-load. Sold per rink so you know the price before anyone RSVPs.
Six rinks on a full-size green, a long bar with cold jugs, and a BBQ you can use. Bowls, coaching and a scorecard included. Shoes off.
A comfortable 42-foot sailing yacht for up to 12, skippered, leaving from King Street Wharf. Good for birthdays and small work crews. BYO, we bring the ice.
A 38-foot sailing cat for up to 30 with a skipper and a deckhand who runs the BBQ. Huge trampoline nets up front, swim stops at Store Beach. BYO drinks, ice supplied.
A 7-metre pontoon for 8 on Rozelle Bay. Morning, afternoon or full-day sessions. Prices may have changed.
Three boats: an 18ft runabout (5), a 17ft pontoon (8) and a 21ft pontoon (12). No licence under 10 knots. Bookings must be made a day ahead.
Four self-drive boats: a 6-seat cruiser, an 8-seat family boat, a 10-person BBQ pontoon and a licence-only Axopar. Instant booking on their site.
Family-run since 1988. Self-drive cruisers on Pittwater and the lower Hawkesbury, no skipper licence needed. Enquiry form, 25% deposit, $2,000 bond.
Runabouts from $150 a half day up to four 12-person BBQ pontoons at $740 a day. Fuel included. They don't take online bookings — phone only.
8-metre pontoon boats for 12 with BBQ, table, lounges and a toilet on the Hawkesbury. Books online through FareHarbor.
Picnic boats on Cowan Creek inside Ku-ring-gai Chase. 2 hours minimum here.
Electric picnic boats for up to 8, about 4 knots, dogs welcome. Book on their site with instant confirmation.
Same electric picnic boats on Middle Harbour, from d'Albora Marina at The Spit. Opened April 2025.
8- and 12-person BBQ boats plus a 4-person Polycraft from Manly Cove. No licence. Sold through resellers; own site shows no prices.
A luxury Sweetwater pontoon for 7 with BBQ, toilet and stereo. 4-hour minimum. You request a quote and they call you back.
The cheapest green we found: $10 a head for 90 minutes, 6 rinks, 7 per rink. One of the only clubs that lets you pay online (NowBookIt).
Barefoot bowls at Bankstown and Birrong greens, inside a big club. Phone to book.
Book a rink for two hours or walk in and play. Roughly $150 per group of 10 according to a third-party guide.
Cliff-top green above the ocean. Fixed sessions: 11:30–2:30 and 3–6 in summer. $25 a head with bowls and beginner coaching. Booking form on their page, then they confirm.
South-side club that sells Christmas party packages. Prices are in a PDF; you send an enquiry form or call.
Two-hour barefoot sessions near the beach. Book ahead.
Barefoot bowls at Manly is run by the Rock 'n Bowl team, with fixed time slots on their own site.
Big inner-west club, up to 10 rinks in summer. Off-peak it's per person; Nov–Dec it's per rink. Booking is by emailing their form — they don't take phone bookings.
5–6 rinks, groups up to 200, $20 a head with tuition and 2–3 hours of play. You send a request form; the office confirms and emails a payment link.
Music-venue bowlo with social bowls sessions of two-plus hours. Discounts for 30 or more. Details not verified on their site.
Slick bar-and-bowls spot with fixed 90-minute sessions at 11:30, 1, 3, 5 and 7pm. Same-day: ring in the morning. Groups: enquire with the events team.
Two full-size greens, $15 for two hours with an intro lesson (per Time Out). Old-school club.
Marketplace with live prices and instant confirmation. 50% deposit at booking, rest 45 days before, deposits non-refundable. No split-pay.
A Beneteau 40.7 for 12 with a skipper who talks you round the harbour. Fixed prices and instant booking on Rezdy.
Big agent-style fleet: 250+ vessels for 4 to 186 guests. Enquiry form or phone; they reply within the hour in business hours.
Global marketplace, 20+ Sydney listings, mostly captained. You send an inquiry and the captain sends an offer.
Operator of Seawind sailing cats: the 1160 Resort takes 40 guests for about $2,600 per 4 hours weekdays, skipper, crew, wharf fees and fuel included. Quote via marketplace.
Agent plus owner of a few boats (Aquarius, Susurrar, Platypus 2). 50% deposit to confirm. Phone or request a quote.
200+ boats with a public price table, from a 7-guest cruiser at $170/hr to 950-guest event ships. Enquiry form or phone.
35 premium boats from 12 to 950 guests. Big Christmas-party operator: they say book by early November.
40+ vessels from 30-guest yachts to 100+ party boats. In-house caterer. Enquiry form or phone.
Owner-operator with 8 yachts from 31 to 45 ft plus a catamaran. BYO food and drink at no extra cost. Books online; payment confirms the booking.
A Beneteau Oceanis for 2 to 10 with skipper and host, from Palm Beach, Newport or Church Point. $450/hr, 4-hour minimum. Books instantly on Rezdy.
Broker for 100+ yachts and cats. Most are $300–$750/hr with a 3–4 hour minimum. 50% deposit, balance 7–14 days before.
One of the biggest brokers on the harbour: close to 200 boats, 4 to 950 guests. Search by price and size, then contact them to book.