How much should I trip an excursion guide?

[Tamiroo]

I booked a couple of excursions, 1 private tour guide ($99pp) and 1 through Carnival ($80pp). How much should I budget for a tip? Should it be the same % for both, or perhaps more for the smaller group tour (= more personalized attention)?

 

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[Toyz711]

for ship excursions...we usually tip $10 to 20 for a full day (for 2 of us) and a few dollars for the bus driver. the cost of the tour means nothing to us, it's the length of touring time and how well spoken/informed the guide is. the last guide, in belize for a ruins tour, was the grey lines (a ship excusions) and was outstanding.

[amyj23]

I would have to say that tripping your guide would be quite rude.

[IWORK2CRUISE]

Please tip.

We were mortified by 2 women in Puerto Vallarta who not only didn't tip our wonderful guide,( who kept us out for 5 hours on what was originally a 3.5 hour tour) they didn't pay enough!