Useful Guidelines

The Following Should Server As A Useful Guideline

Tips may be given in Uganda Shillings or US Dollars.

1. Airport Representative: US $3 per traveller
2. Transfer Driver in Entebbe: US $3 per traveller per transfer
3. Each Airport and hotel porter: US $2 per traveller
4. Hotel staff (waiter): most hotels and restaurants include a 10% service charge. It is customary to leave a small tip of about US $3 per meal per traveller
5. Driver/guides: $5-10 per traveller per day
6. On The Gorilla Trek (Bwindi) Porter: US $ 20 per trek per traveller (30,000ug shillings) Guide (1 per group), Trackers (2-3 per group) and Security Personnel
7. (2-4): US $20-30 (40,000ug shillings) per trek per traveller. This may be given to the head guide in view of the rest of the staff for distribution amongst the staff.