With all due respect to the 24 Hour Campfire I will direct you to:
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/tipping-guide.183/Tipping is very personal and usually generates a bit of heated debate.
I have been both guide and guided, I tip for honest effort and tend to tip well. For a guide who really works hard and is straight up with me I have tipped above the stated guideline. Do what your conscience dictates.
Talk to your PH and get his perspective on tipping his staff. Bring a few gifts upfront for the staff, it really helps with breaking the ice and letting them know you will take care of them in the end. The staff work for tips and a few gifts up front really helps. For the ladies we head to a western store and buy silk bandannas, the ladies just love them.
Where are you hunting is South Africa? What game is on the wish list?
