The journey is done by a single person but to make it a successful one it’s being assisted by a group of other people. Traveling all over Tanzania with your heavy luggage, Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with every gear you want isn’t practically possible by a single person, So for having a perfect and stress less Tanzania Safaris you need a group of members to assist you. Your assisting group of members included guide, assistant guide, cook, and porter. These people will help you to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, which will help you to make your tour adventurous and delightful. so, this blog is all about the Tanzania tipping guide which will help you to enjoy your trip in Tanzania.
You are paying for these services but do you know what these companies provide sufficient salaries to the people helping you. Some companies like us, pay a good salary to our workers but some don’t, so to help these workers you can show kindness towards them by giving them some tips. But do you know how much should you pay them a tip? If no, then you should see the rules made by KPAP (Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project) who fixed some amount for the helpers so that they can make their living. Tipping people who help you to make a successful trip is showing them gratitude towards their hard work.
How, who & how much should you tip in your Tanzania Safari?
Tipping the people who assist you is good but do you know some of the things like whom to be paid, how much to be paid, how to pay them? If no, then you should check the things below which will clear all doubts of yours. KPAP and KIATO have together made some rules and regulation as well as fixed some prices for tipping. According to this organization, a porter who is being the least salary should earn from $15 to $20 per day. From this total amount of company in which porter belongs to will pay him $9 for a day and a rest, $5 to $10 should be paid by the traveler as a tip.
According to the tipping rules of KPAP, you should pay the following rates to the different service providers:
- The main Guide you will pay $20 to $25
- Assistant Guide to be paid $15 to $20
- Cook is being given $12 to $15
- And the Porter should be paid $6 to $10
You can pay a bit higher than this that depends on you, there isn’t any above limit for happy donating.
Issue’s with tipping: Tanzania economy
Though Tanzania is growing at a high rate in world economy then also it is considered to be one of the poor company. 1 US Dollar is equal to 2,298.90 Tanzanian Shilling which implies the poverty in Tanzania’s economy. Tipping process can help them to raise their economy in the World Bank.
The tradition of tipping will help the people and the country to increase their GDP; also it will encourage them to perform better. The issue with tipping is people aren’t aware of whom to be paid how much to be amount. So to resolve this issue KPAP has made a fixed chart where it will be mentioned clearly about the price. This will help you as well as the people of Tanzania to have a better living.
Tipping guides
Tipping guide will help you to know whom to be paid how much amount and at what time should you give them the tips. According to the research done the porter is being paid a basic salary and which cannot give them a proper living. So the tipping ceremony is being done to make them feel happy as well as this is the best time when you can show appreciation towards their work. While you are having Tanzania Safari Tours you will be assigned with 1 guide, 1 cook and numbers of porters will be decided according to your luggage who will give their best so that you can have the best experience of Tanzania.
Tipping the team
Tipping the team which will be assisting you can initiate them and help them to have a better life than others. As the Tanzanian Economy is quite low so the porters of your team were unable to live happily. The team of a single person will consist of 5 members. Whereas assisting team for a group consists of 15 members. Tipping the team is necessary because to say them thanks for the best journey of your life successful.
Tipping the porters
Tipping the porters after the journey ends is the most necessary thing you need to d on Tanzania Safaris. Researchers say that the porters of the team weren’t paid a good amount for their work. In the whole journey, porters use to carry all your luggage of tenting and food at their back, so that you will not feel tired during the journey.
For their hard work you should be thankful to them, and pay them the amount of tip fixed by KPAP. Many of the companies are there who don’t even follow the rules of KAPA, though the porters work there because of the scarcity of job opportunities. So you should research your tour operator about their payment criteria and pay them accordingly.
Tipping in Hotels
Tipping in hotels is being done when you are leaving the hotel. Here you give tips to the porters of the hotel to carry your luggage to your room. The room service people who fulfill all your needs without stepping a single step outside the room and the waiter for showing their decency while serving your plate.
When to tip?
Tipping is being done at the end of your journey, at the time of the tipping ceremony. The tipping ceremony is done to award the people who helped you with your journey. You will pay some fixed amount to every one of them and thank them for their hard laborer.
Knowing the right amount to pay is a very necessary thing to be known by you so that no one can fool you about tipping. Also, it keeps you aware of how much extra amount you should carry with you.
Tanzania Safaris can be more beautiful by helping each other. Here you can make a delightful and adventurous journey with some better social work by giving tips to the team of people who helped you. We Snow Africa Adventure, giving this information so that you will be aware before starting of your journey, also we follow the rules made by KAPA and pay our workers a good amount of salary so that they will treat the visitors happy. You can also donate clothes to the poorer as a tip of humanity. To get more details about Tanzania you can visit our website https://www.snowafricaadventure.com.
