Safari Holidays to South Africa and Namibia for independent travellers.

Tipping - you can use the following as a guideline:

• A service charge is included in many restaurant bills, and in these instances no further tip is expected.  If no service charge is included, then a tip of about 10% is normal.  

• If you go on a tour with a good guide, a 10% tip is a good rate to offer at the end of the trip. 

• For taxi drivers, again a 10% tip is much appreciated. 

• It is also customary to tip your guide and tracker when you leave your private game safari.  Generally, the guide and tracker share the tip between them, and a useful guideline is to tip about N$100 per day.

• Porters - a good guide is to tip N$2 per bag carried.

• The car attendants who offer to keep an eye on your vehicle when you are parked in a town centre provide a good service, and the going rate is around N$5 - N$8 per hour. 

• For a guide to tipping the petrol pump attendants, please see our Driving in Namibia - Buying Petrol page.