Drive-Your-Own Boat Hire

Skipper your own tinny or pontoon around Cairns waterways, with half-day and full-day options compared.

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Shaded Tinny, Up To 4 People

4 to 8 hours (half or full day) · Self-drive boat hire · Run by Cairns Boat Hire

4.4 17 verified reviews

Cairns Boat Hire puts you behind the wheel of a shaded tinny for four to eight hours on Trinity Inlet, launching from the Marlin Marina. No marine licence is required, just a driver's licence and a minimum age of 18. The boat and fuel come with the hire, while rods, bait, ice and an esky are optional extras.

from A$189per group (up to 4) Check availability → Free cancellation

Pontoon, Self-Drive, Up To 8

4.6 13 verified reviews

4 to 8 hours (approx.) · Cairns Boat Hire

from US$190.48per group (up to 8)

The listing for this Cairns Boat Hire pontoon covers a self-drive day on Trinity Inlet, rated 4.6 across 13 reviews, from US$190.48 per group of up to 8 for roughly 4 to 8 hours. Rods, bait and a BBQ are not included; they can be added as extras. Free cancellation applies.

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Pontoon, Fishing Gear Optional

4.8 8 verified reviews

4 to 8 hours (half or full day) · Cairns Boat Hire

from A$249per group (up to 8)

Cairns Boat Hire runs this self-drive pontoon on Trinity Inlet, with a BBQ and fishing gear as optional extras. Mangrove jack, queenfish, trevally and grunter patrol the inlet. Half or full day, 4 to 8 hours, from A$249 per group of up to 8, rated 4.8 across 8 reviews.