Boat Rentals and Tours
Get On Board!
Relax and enjoy the NYS Canal System on a canal boat tour, dinner cruise, or multi-day voyage. You'll find tours within an hour's drive of every major city in the Canalway Corridor. You can also rent kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddle boards or rent self-skippered canal boats for multi-day vacations.
Vacation Boat Rentals
Rent a self-skippered canal boat or overnight cruiser for a multi-day vacation. Rental boats are equipped with sleeping quarters, a galley, and plenty of deck space for relaxing. You'll get lessons in steering, docking, and locking through before heading out. Full and half-day boat rentals are also available on Oneida Lake.
| COMPANY | LOCATION | BOAT TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Beach Supply Co. | Sylvan Beach | Jet boats, pontoon boats, fishing boats, and deck boats available for full or half-day rental. Kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards also available. |
| Cruise USA | Hibiscus Harbor | Vacation charters for multiday rental. Located at the north end of Cayuga Lake, which connects with the Cayuga-Seneca and Erie canals. |
| Low Bridge Charters | Waterloo | English-style narrowboats for multiday vacation rental. |
| Finger Lakes Water Adventures | Waterloo | Luxury houseboat and smaller houseboat rental on Seneca Lake and Cayuga-Seneca Canal. |
| Erie Canal Adventures | Macedon | English-style narrowboats, canoes, rowboats, kayaks, paddleboats. |
Canal Tours
| REGION AND CRUISE COMPANY | LOCATION |
|---|---|
Capital Region, Hudson River and Champlain Canal |
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| Captain J.P. Cruise Line | Troy (Hudson River) |
| Dutch Apple Cruises | Albany (Hudson River) |
| Mohawk Maiden Cruises | Schuylerville (Champlain Canal Lock 5) |
Eastern NY, Erie Canal |
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| Erie Canal Cruises | Herkimer |
Central NY and The Old Erie Canal |
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| Syracuse Boat Tours - Onondaga Lake and Seneca River cruises | Syracuse |
| Camillus Erie Canal Park- Old Erie Canal boat tour | Camillus |
Greater Rochester Area, Erie Canal |
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| Colonial Belle - Erie Canal Cruises | Fairport |
| Captain JJ's Duffy Electric Boat Tours | Fairport |
| Rochester by Water: Riverie Boat Tours | Rochester |
| Rochester by Water: Sam Patch Boat Tours | Pittsford |
| Knothin's Easy Yacht Cruises | Macedon/Fairport |
Western NY, Erie Canal, Buffalo River, Niagara River, Lake Erie |
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| Buffalo Harbor Cruises | Buffalo |
| Buffalo River History Tours | Buffalo |
| Buffalo Sailing Adventures | Buffalo |
| Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises | Lockport |
| Niagara River Cruises | Grand Island |
| Queen City Bike Ferry- bike/ped ferry between Canalside and Outer Harbor | Buffalo |
| WNY Classic Cruises- tours by appointment | Buffalo |
Finger Lakes, Cayuga-Seneca Canal |
|
| Canalside Experiences- lake and canal tours | Waterloo |
| Captain Bill's Boat Tours | Watkins Glen |
| Discover Cayuga Lake Tours | Ithaca |
| Clarkin Boat Rental- pontoon rentals | Ithaca |
| Finger Lakes Water Adventures | Waterloo |
| Ithaca Boat Tours | Ithaca |
| Schooner Excursions | Watkins Glen |
| Water to Wine Tours- privately chartered group tours | Interlaken & Aurora |
Multiday Cruises
| COMPANY | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| American Waterways Cruise Lines | Cruises on Finger Lakes, Erie Canal, and the Hudson River |