How much do you tip a 1 hour tour guide?

About.com has a Tipping Guide for travelers that further suggests that the tour guide should receive a tip of 10% to 20% of the tour cost. As a last thought, the guide still needs to earn his or her tip. Just with any other profession, the tip should match the level of service.



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For a short guided tour in the U.S.: Tip $5-$10 (or more) per person if your tour is around two hours or less. This would be an appropriate amount for most walking tours, like our JFK Assassination Tour, as well as some attraction tours, like our express Statue of Liberty visit.

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Typically, the gratuity rate for guides should be around 10 to 20 percent of the total trip cost. That means if you're paying $500 for a day or two of guided rock climbing, an appropriate tip for your guide would be between $50 and $100.

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The tipping package will vary due to tour length and inclusions. A classic style tour will cost approximately $11 per person, per day and Small Group Explorations style tour will be approximately $14 per person, per day. An additional $3 per person will be added for each additional guide that the tour may include.

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Generally, it's appropriate to tip your private guide $10-$15 per day and another $5-$10 for drivers. For large group tours, you'd tip half of that.

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Like any member of the service industry, Tour Directors, bus drivers and local guides depend on tips to make a living. Program Leaders are advised to collect tip money from each participant at the beginning of the tour to avoid confusion and lack of money at the end of the tour.

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Tips for private guides range from $10-$30 per day and $8-$15 for drivers. For group tours, tip guides $5-$20 per day depending on group size.

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This is a general guide and can, and should be adjusted according to your personal safari budget. Communal tipping jar for general staff: US$ 10 -15 per person per day-to-day. Personal safari guide: US$ 10 -20 per person per day.

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Like most other service providers, tour guides depend on tips. Generally, a 15-20% guideline applies, though tipping in these situations should also reflect the size of the tour group, as well as the length of the tour.

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We recommend tipping your guide 15-20% of the total tour cost. Q: Is there anything else I should know about before I get there? A: Yes!

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At table-service restaurants, the tipping etiquette and procedure vary slightly from country to country. But in general, European servers are well paid, and tips are considered a small bonus — to reward great service or for simplicity in rounding the total bill to a convenient number.

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The tours are 'free', because unlike regular tour providers' services, there is no set price for taking a tour, no prescribed fee to pay regardless of the tour experience itself. Instead, you are free to 'tip' your guide as you see fit after your tour.

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Tipping tour guides in France doesn't have to be expensive. You can tip between 2 and 5 euros a day for a day tour guide and 1 to 2 euros for a museum or gallery guide. Don't forget to tip the driver if you have one in addition to the tour guide on your trip.

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Tipping in camps and lodges We suggest something around $10-20 per person per day (so $20-$40 if you're a couple).

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- Daytrip. Dear Edmund, tipping is not a requirement. However, if you're extremely satisfied with the service, you can reward your driver with an optional tip (10% is sufficient).

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When is it okay to not tip the food delivery person? It is NEVER not okay to tip the delivery person. You should ALWAYS tip them. They count on their tips as a major part of their earnings because they are not paid very much in general.

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Common expectations when ordering drinks at a bar are to tip $1 per drink like beer or wine, and $2 per cocktail, which takes more work to make. For open bars, it's advised you tip at least $1 per drink.

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At the conclusion of your tour, it is customary to offer your Tour Director and driver a gratuity. We recommend tipping the equivalent of $8USD to $10USD per person per day for your Tour Director and the equivalent of $3USD per person per day for your driver.

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