Alecs Gram Posted March 27, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2013 How do the gratuities work for Shore Excursions? What is the proper gratuity for a shore excursion and in what currency do you pay it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 27, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Half day tour I give about $5 to guide and about $3 to the driver from my wife and I if I am happy with their service. If possible, I give in local currency. If not, Euros or US$ depending on where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted March 27, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Depends on the port what currency to give ..local is prefer We tip 10% for most tours It is a personal choice on how much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmer Climes Posted March 27, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 27, 2013 We give about 15%-20% if the guide is excellent and since I do so much research here, the guides usually deserve the tip. I tip in dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryred Posted March 27, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 27, 2013 How much my family tips all depends on the type of tour. For just a driver to a historical sight we might tip the equivalent of a $1 per person, for a guided tour we generally tip the guide $2-5 per person, and for interactive tours (like animal encounters or zip lining) tip $5+ per person. Some tours will have different guides or tour leaders that specialize in just one part of the excursion so sometimes we reduce these amounts based on how much time their portion of the tour is, and tip each individually after their segment (we don't trust tipping pools to be fair). As for what currency to tip in I look at it this way, does the port commonly accept USD at the retailers. If so then the local economy is set up to use or convert USD with little problem. If the shops request local or regional currency then I would be prepared to tip that way, since it generally means the banks will charge a goodly percent of the tour employee to convert the tip to a currency accepted locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 27, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2013 If you have an excellent adventure, then tip. If an excursion is simply transportation, no tip is needed. There are no "guidelines"....it's all up to you and what you feel it was worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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