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RIM CRUISEPhobane Dam

Phobane Dam, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal

Sunsets, braais and boat rides on Phobane Dam.

Cruises from R300, braai platters on the shore, and The Ultimate with a picnic and drinks included. Ten minutes outside Eshowe. Bookings essential.

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Packages

Pick your kind of day.

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Cruise Only

Cruise Only

Sixty minutes on the water

R300

per adult

R250 under-13s

A one-hour cruise across Phobane Dam with your skipper. Bring your own drinks and snacks, sit back and take in the mountains, the birdlife and the quiet.

  • 60-minute cruise with skipper
  • Life jackets for everyone
  • Bring your own drinks and snacks
  • Sunset slots on request

60 minutes

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The Ultimate Most popular

The Ultimate

Cruise, picnic, braai and drinks

R650

per adult

R570 under-13s

Our signature day out. A ninety-minute cruise, a styled picnic setup under the trees, a braai platter cooked for you and non-alcoholic drinks included. Made for couples, friends and celebrations.

  • 90-minute cruise with skipper
  • Styled lakeside picnic setup
  • Braai platter cooked on site
  • Non-alcoholic beverages included

90-minute cruise plus a lakeside afternoon

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Cruise & Braai

Cruise & Braai

An hour on the water, then the fire

R450

per adult

R380 under-13s

The one-hour cruise plus a braai platter cooked for you on the shore. Bring your own drinks and let us handle the meat.

  • 60-minute cruise with skipper
  • Braai platter cooked on site
  • Bring your own drinks
  • Life jackets for everyone

60-minute cruise plus braai

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How it works

Three steps to the water.

  1. 01 Pick a package and a dateCruise Only, Cruise & Braai, or The Ultimate with picnic and drinks included.
  2. 02 Pay to lock it inPay by card straight after booking, or by EFT on WhatsApp. If we ever have to change plans, we refund you.
  3. 03 Meet us at the damTen minutes outside Eshowe. We send a map pin with your confirmation.
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Guests on a sunset cruise Braai platter beside the dam Picnic table with flowers

Gallery

Happiness, fun and quality time.

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Aerial view of Phobane Dam winding between green hills Three guests in life jackets raising glasses on a sunset cruise Friends around a low picnic table under the trees on the shore Braai platter with boerewors and chops overlooking the dam The Rim Cruise boat crossing the dam with guests on board Golden sunset over the still water of Phobane Dam Two friends toasting on the bow of the Rim Cruise boat Styled picnic table with fresh flowers and blue place settings
Aerial view of the Goedertrouw Dam wall

The dam

Fourteen kilometres of quiet water in the heart of Zululand.

Phobane Dam, still known to many as the Goedertrouw Dam, sits in the Umhlatuze valley below the Mabelebele mountains. It is the second-largest lake in KwaZulu-Natal, and the southern shore is a community conservation area where kingfishers, ospreys, giraffe and kudu are regular sightings.

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Send us your date and how many of you there are. We will confirm on WhatsApp.

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Bookings essential. Minimum of 5 people or equivalent payment per cruise.