Frequently Asked Questions about lake lanier boat charters

We offer a no questions asked full refund less the credit card processing fee for cancelations up to 14 days  prior to your departure time. Credit card fee of 3% is non-refundable.

Georgia is notorious for random summer pop-up storms. We cruise rain or shine, but for dangerous weather the following applies: 

If dangerous weather presents itself while we're on the water that we can not navigate around,  we immediately return to dock. We’ll offer a partial credit for unused time towards a future booking if dangerous wind or lightning forces an early return. 

Maybe:  If we both agree the weather is going to be potentially "dangerous" you have two options if you are under the 14 day window to cancel:

1. Your group can alternate tours & swap the boat for our party van with driver & we take you to wine country instead of the lake to "save the day" & still have a great time despite mother nature.

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2. We offer a raincheck credit for a future day that we are available & is not a holiday weekend. Credit can be used for lake or land.

• Typically we offer door to door for land tours. Wine tours by Land: (20) mile radius from Duckett Mill campground Gainesville GA is free. 
• Wine Tours by land: We have custom fixed fees posted on the reservations page for various Atlanta area departure/return locations outside of our "free zone"
• Wine Tours by land: North Georgia Mountain lodging locations billed at $3 per mile outside the "free zone".
• Lake Lanier Boat Departures from mid-lake, Old Federal Campground to Duckett Mill Campground are no extra charge.
• Lake Lanier Boat Trips from your dock or alternate location are considered for a fee depending on how far it is from mid-lake & custom quoted case by case. You need to let us know your pickup expectations before we quote the final custom price. It's a very big lake and depending where you are on it, it could take us up to 1.5 hours of time/fuel to get to your custom location. And then 1.5 hours for us to return to our dock once we've brought you back home.

***Custom Departure/Return locations are negotiable with time/gas compensation.***

Pricing is based on capacity in general.  Boat holds up to 10 guests safely. Van holds up to 14 guests. 

We can make exceptions to add a second boat or van to accommodate additional guests on land or water with "well in advance" notice and more $$$ Agreement.

No, the Atlanta area fee is designed to compensate us for the extra hours/miles to travel to/from Atlanta pick you up and return you back. Also compensation for navigating potential traffic challenges we don't have to deal with in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains.

No.  We encourage you and your guests to open your own tabs at each location as not all people in your group may want to taste at every stop, or may want to share a tasting flight between a couple etc.  (further tasting fees guidance/suggestions can be found on the reservations page)

For special circumstances and $ compensation for extra time & gas. you must request custom location pickups 48 hours in advance of your booked date.

Maybe, we run a tight well-planned 4 hour schedule and try not to deviate from the route as some days we book two tours. But everything is negotiable $$:)

Life vests are always recommended for anyone concerned about safety. Georgia DNR regulations on Lake Lanier call for any child under 13 MUST wear a life vest while boating or leaving a boat and going into the water off-shore. 

Nope, we’ve got you covered. We have assorted sizes from children’s vest staring at 30lbs to Adult XXXL.

Nope, this is a full service boat rental with captain so all you have to worry about is getting here. We take care of everything and keep the group safe while having fun.

Yes for ONE HOUR of motor running.  $40 per 30 minute blocks for additional hours of motor running “cruising vs floating”.  You can pay with cash, charge or phone apps, we have them all.

Yes, but it’s a camping style  portapot in a privacy curtain pop-up so no shame if you gotta go;)

No, waterslide in rear of boat gets in the way of a tow rope and is not safe. 

NO,  no ash flame products of any kind including cigars. Electronic Vape ok.

Yes to both, prepared food ok, (no cooking on boat).  One large cooler please. NO GLASS

Yes! We have a bluetooth stereo system you can connect to and play whatever you want, we like it all.

No, zero tolerance.

No

No

No, we run a tight schedule and will be ready for you at the agreed time.

Yes, for a custom quote. You can request to book (2) boats for (20) guests total. Subject to availability. You would get two boats, two captains. 

No, but we can book multiple days with pre-agreed start and stop times.

You are required to sign a release of liability waiver for several reasons. Lake Lanier can have many perils and you must be of good health to cruise on the open waters of Lake Lanier. 

Boating on a busy lake especially on a weekend day can be like riding a roller coaster. If you are not of good health and can not move quickly around the boat without hurting yourself when needed to for boat load balance adjustments (where passengers are seated) or if hot weather is an issue for you, you should not go boating. We will not be held liable for your poor health and inability to handle boating on a rough lake. 

There are perils of the lake that are sometimes unavoidable like large waves or large wake of other large boats that may send water over the bow temporarily.