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Right! Last time I was in the Portland Air Port there was a guy selling coffee off a little table. Don't remember how much but needed an extra dime to pay him so grabbed a dime from the cup on the table. Guy blew a gasket. He said hey, that's my tip's!. Have seen tip cups in 7-11 type stores for the cashiers! Tips are so far out of hand it is rediculas! A brother took his son and wife on a photo safari to Africa. Lodging and meals ect ran hin $640 a day. Trip not counting Air fare over cost him $64K. he didn't mention what tips were! I see no reason to tip anyone that does nothing other than a really good job! Wonder if the airline piolet going over got a tip. Imagine having to tip the cops for being decent while writting yous stupid ticket!

Yep, about $1000 for a plains game hunt…….

You should have told them you left 3500.00 with PH to divide up!!!

So you should leave an almost 60% tip on a $6k hunt?? Don’t think so.

Always a good conversation. To the original post I think that rate is crazy for plains game hunt.

My outlook on it by being on both side of tipping. First off a tip is earned which any good guide and outfit will do so therefore they get a tip.

I send a lot of clients to africa and tipping is often a question I get before they go. I say the rule of 10-15% is standard for the PH. Staff $500 that includes cook, house staff, skinners, trackers. Now with probably the 100 or more hunters I have sent. Typically for my base package which is 6 animals 10 days all inclusive $5500 and they usually add a few extra animals. They leave $800-1000 for PH and 6-700 for the staff. I think those number fair for all.

I think the problem with africa especially SA and Namibia is the cheap outfitters cheap hunts they try to makeup their low profits with getting people to pay bigger tips. Because typically someone buying a cheap hunt the chance they return is low so they don’t care if they offend you and try to strong arm you into leaving a big tip.

Now when you get into dangerous game and 14-21 days in camp that’s a whole other can of worms.

But I will tell you if I am booking a personal hunt and on there website there is a big write up about leaving tip or they talk about it in conversation while getting info I cross them off the list. A quality outfit with quality guides doesn’t need to tell you to tip.