How much do you tip a Collette tour guide?

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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What's included:
  • A professionally planned itinerary.
  • 4-star accommodation.
  • The services of a professional tour manager.
  • Expert local guides who provide insider knowledge.
  • Attraction and museum entrance fees with preferential access.
  • Chauffeur driven hometown round trip airport transfers*
  • Unparalleled sightseeing.


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There are exceptions if your specific tour experience includes gratuities or you simply didn't have a good time, but in general, tipping your guide at the end of the tour is customary in the U.S. and Europe, though it's much more common in the States.

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Having said that, they of course do hope to receive a tip, which is token of your appreciation for a job exceptionally well done by the tour guide. Typically, people don't tip the guide(s) individually, but as a group. Between 10-15 Euro is common.

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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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Typically, the gratuity rate for guides should be around 10 to 20 percent of the total trip cost.

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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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With an average of 16 travelers, get to really know your fellow travelers, Tour Manager, and local guides. Access places you'll never forget – like venues, accommodations, and destinations that larger groups can't always reach.

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