Everything you want to know before you book.

Use the booking page: pick your package, date, time and group size, get a reference straight away, and pay to lock in the date. You can also call or WhatsApp 076 071 5000. Bookings are essential; we do not take walk-ins.

A cruise needs a minimum of five people, or the equivalent payment. Couples and small groups are welcome and simply pay the five-person rate.

Cruise Only is R300 per adult and R250 per child under 13 for sixty minutes on the water. Cruise & Braai adds a braai platter for R450 per adult and R380 per child. The Ultimate is R650 per adult and R570 per child for a ninety-minute cruise, a styled picnic setup, a braai platter and non-alcoholic drinks.

Cruise Only and Cruise & Braai are sixty minutes on the water. The Ultimate is a ninety-minute cruise, and the picnic and braai happen on the shore around it, so plan for an afternoon.

A Latitude 190 by Natal Power Boats with a Suzuki outboard and a bimini top for shade. It seats a small group comfortably, and every seat comes with a life jacket.

Yes. Every guest, adults and children, wears a life jacket on board. We provide them.

Yes. Drinks are bring-your-own on every package, and Cruise Only guests bring their own snacks too. Cruise & Braai includes the braai platter, and The Ultimate adds the picnic setup and non-alcoholic beverages.

Absolutely. Children under 13 pay the child rate on every package and get a child-sized life jacket.

Sometimes. Rim Cruise may capture photos and videos on the day for our social pages and marketing. If that is a concern, mention it when you book.

Phobane Dam, also known as Goedertrouw Dam, is about ten kilometres outside Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. We send a map pin with every confirmed booking.

Safety comes first. If we have to cancel because of weather or water conditions, you choose between a new date and a 70% refund.

Yes, with notice. Five or more days before the cruise you get a full refund or a free date change. Two to four days before, a 50% refund or a free date change. Within 24 hours of the cruise there is no refund and no date change.

Yes, and we love it. Tell us what you are celebrating when you book and we will build the day around it. The Ultimate, with its picnic setup, is the popular pick for birthdays and proposals.

By card online straight after booking, or by EFT to our African Bank account using your contact number as the reference. Payment is what locks in your date. If we have to cancel for weather or safety, you choose a new date or a 70% refund.

Comfortable clothes, sunscreen and a hat. Bring a light jacket for sunset cruises. The life jacket goes over whatever you are wearing.