{"id":2299,"date":"2020-01-13T00:48:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T00:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2299"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:09:08","slug":"tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipping Tour Guides Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tipping_Tour_Guides_Sri_Lanka_Edition\"><\/span>Tipping Tour Guides: Sri Lanka Edition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6627437991474\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #757575;color:#757575\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #757575;color:#757575\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6627437991474\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka\/#Tipping_Tour_Guides_Sri_Lanka_Edition\" title=\"Tipping Tour Guides: Sri Lanka Edition\">Tipping Tour Guides: Sri Lanka Edition<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka\/#Do_You_Need_To_Tip_Tour_Guides_In_Sri_Lanka\" title=\"Do You Need To Tip Tour Guides In Sri Lanka?\">Do You Need To Tip Tour Guides In Sri Lanka?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka\/#How_Much_Should_I_Tip_Our_Tour_Guide\" title=\"How Much Should I Tip Our Tour Guide?\">How Much Should I Tip Our Tour Guide?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-sri-lanka\/#How_Much_Should_I_Tip_Our_Driver_Who_Is_Also_Our_Tour_Guide_In_Sri_Lanka\" title=\"How Much Should I Tip Our Driver Who Is Also Our Tour Guide In Sri Lanka?\">How Much Should I Tip Our Driver Who Is Also Our Tour Guide In Sri Lanka?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Are you heading off on a vacation to Sri Lanka? It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srilanka.travel\/\">beautiful country to visit<\/a>, to explore, to take in the sights, and to sample the local Sri Lankan food. If you will be using a tour guide or a tour driver, this tipping guide is for you. It will help you understand the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/where-is-it-considered-rude-to-tip-tipping-customs\/\">tipping etiquette before you go so that you can tip<\/a> confidently.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Need_To_Tip_Tour_Guides_In_Sri_Lanka\"><\/span>Do You Need To Tip Tour Guides In Sri Lanka?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-in-rome\/\">Tipping tour guides<\/a> is both customary and expected in Sri Lanka. Tour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-in-iceland-tour-guide\/\">guides and tour drivers rely on tips<\/a> for a substantial portion of their income and they work hard to earn your generosity. That said, the amount you need to tip is low.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_Should_I_Tip_Our_Tour_Guide\"><\/span>How Much Should I Tip Our Tour Guide?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/how-much-to-tip-a-tour-guide-in-italy\/\">tip tour guides<\/a> between 500 Rs &#8211; 1000 Rs (Sri Lankan Rupees) for good service and the length of the tour. Tip 500 Rs for a half-day tour and 1000 Rs for a full-day tour. At the time of this writing, this is around $2.70 &#8211; $5.40 USD, \u00a32.10 &#8211; \u00a34.20 GBP, or \u20ac2.40 &#8211; \u20ac4.80 euros.<\/p>\n<p>Ignore the Sri Lankan tour company websites that suggest much larger tips than what we recommend. The tips the companies are suggesting are not customary tips so don&#8217;t get ripped off by following biased tip advice. Although the tips that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-villa-staff-sri-lanka\/\">Sri Lankans expect might seem small to you, your tips plus the tour guide&#8217;s salary in Sri Lanka<\/a> is more than the average salary of a regular worker. The salaries available to tour guides and tour drivers make them sought after positions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_Should_I_Tip_Our_Driver_Who_Is_Also_Our_Tour_Guide_In_Sri_Lanka\"><\/span>How Much Should I Tip Our Driver Who Is Also Our Tour Guide In Sri Lanka?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Often, the roles of tour guide and driver are combined in Sri Lanka. When this is the case, your tour guide\/driver provides both the vehicle and the tour commentary. It&#8217;s efficient and keeps the cost of your tour down.<\/p>\n<p>Should you tip your tour guide\/driver more because they serve both roles? No, chauffeur guides should still be tipped between 500Rs &#8211; 1000 Rs (Sri Lankan Rupees) based on the length of your tour. Leave a tip of 500 Rs for a half-day tour and 1000 Rs for a full-day tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-related-posts\">\n<strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-villa-staff-sri-lanka\/\">Tipping Villa Staff Sri Lanka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-tour-guides-in-rome\/\">Tipping Tour Guides in Rome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/how-much-to-tip-a-tour-guide-in-italy\/\">How Much To Tip a Tour Guide in Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/tipping-in-south-africa\/\">Tipping in South Africa (Etiquette Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/restaurant-tipping-in-canada\/\">Restaurant Tipping in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3082,"template":"","article-category":[155,251,125,44,156,126,249],"article-tag":[168,252,84,157,49,64,74],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tipping Tour Guides Sri Lanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taking a tour in Sri Lanka? 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