Tanzania - How to Tip on a Safari in the Serengeti
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- Tanzania is an incredible country from the beaches of Zanzibar to the 16 national parks such as Serengeti National Park. You will meet many locals while you are in Tanzania and you probably will want to tip when required. Here we talk about tipping guides, drivers, hotel staff, and more when you are on safari or just visiting Tanzania for fun.
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Again, nailed it. We Brits don’t tip because it’s not necessary where we live, mostly. Everywhere else we need to. It’s an income stream we are just not used to. When in the US it’s a real shock, tips are required. Really, the wealthiest country on the plant does not pay staff! Other places, no issue. Tip and thank the staff. They earn it. Thanks for the upside.
@jojofromtx its not a law to tip but youre socially pressured to do so becaus of the laughable minimum wage for servers!
jojofromtx I never realised that the staff relied on tips. Really, I didn’t . Coming from a leftist continent it never occurred to me that management did not pay a living wage. Please don’t judge us, it really is unexpected. We nearly moved to the US about 20 years ago with my job, but the pay and holiday entitlement and healthcare provision made it impossible. I retired at 55 and am glad I could. It’s not perfect here, but I can eat and see a dr fairly quickly. Waiting staff there were brilliant, our waiting staff here could learn a bit about service. I seem to be going round in circles..!
You *do* know that tipping was originally a British custom, don't you? That it was created in Tudor times to compensate those who housed the monarch while s/he was on progress, and that WE learned it from YOU? Please stop turning it into a criticism of America; you're biting your own tail.
In the US Deep South they can legally pay the doormen and bellboys 1$ per hour. Each person that tips below the expected amount per person actually passively costs the service provider because income tax is based on occupancy of the hotel, not on undocumented, cash income.
In Baltimore I had to dispute a bill for 25$ car service. That is the bell man taking the bag from the car to the room, keeping it safe during the registration process. I arrived by subway train, my bag had wheels, I pulled it myself. Wheeled luggage was a new thing then. Hotels often charge outrageous prices covered by business expense claims... But wow!
Looking back on the Baltimore experience I realize that the convention I attended was an outlier on the poor side. Likely all the service staff those 5 days were losing money going to work. A significant hit to their bank accounts!
Nick Hentschel forgive me, it’s not meant as a criticism per se, it’s just the wealthiest nation NOW still needs tips to pay for their staff. We may have started it, but it’s no reason to keep doing it. Just my opinion of course!
At the end of our safari at the Serengeti I gave our driver a $100 tip . But I made the mistake of giving it in a
One Hundred Dollar Bill USD . At the time I didnt realize it , but I found out later that it would be very hard for him to successfully break the bill . I wish I would've known that earlier, and tipped him in small bills.
our safari at the Serengeti was terrible, after all my handwork and investment in bitcoin it all turned out worthless and shameful. wish i knew much more about the wiled life in south African would have been perfect
i went on a 6 Days Adventure Camping Safari at the Great Rift Valley an it was really so enjoyable, like i had the greatest experience of my lifetime
@@kelvinjones5394 if you really want to visit SA Kabir you can definitely plan for that this summer holiday👍🏻
@@kelvinjones5394 The wildlife of south africa is so entertaining tho its been 2years now from my last visit and still cant let go the experience
@@Florence-cb8gb what do you suggest, i have lots of expenses to make after the summer break tho that is the more reason this cant work out
You are literally standing in my dream. Since I saw a special, when I was a kid, I have dreamed of sleeping in the Serengeti and waking up to Kilemanjaro♥️♥️ I'm filing away all your tips ✌️ safe and happy travels
Beth Roesch do it asap!! Went to the serengeti and it was mindblowing!
Coming here coz i’ll go to Tanzania in 2 weeks 😍😍🔥
Thank you Dr Mark as always. Great tips.
Can you put the tip on your credit card at a lodge?
great advice, Mark! Tipping culture is so different everywhere I go and it's great to know the details of Tanzania.
thans B!
Thank you for this video! I've never understood safari tipping until now🙂
glad we could help :)
Thanks for being awesome mark!
When travelling im always looking for you!
we will bump into each other one of these days!
Thanks Mark! Great information and tips on tips! lol
Did you guys get visas on arrival, or beforehand?? I’m planning on doing Kilimanjaro next October (2020), and was curious what you thought of either process.
schumi246 visa on arrival
I have a question about Tanzania. I'm going to Tanzania in August of this year will try to climb Mt Kilimanjaro and do safari after, I would like tu buy some souvenirs. Do you have any tips where to by? I'm more interested in buying craft local make than go to the store and buy stuff made on the production line. I would appreciate any help
@Waldemar Tomaszeski
Check me i will try to help on giving you some informations .. Vincenthansmbago@gmail.com
You’re worried about tipping people what about the food what kind of food do you eat
Oh my god so much tipping. Tanzania looks great. What shots do you need to get and what other prep do you need to do?
Jack Marshall Thank you because the CDC list is confusing.
great video
thank you!
Because I was living in Arusha when I went on safari so I tipped in local currency, the Tschilling. On safari I tipped the driver 20,000 per person per day. At the time, it was about $20. And I always paid in brand new notes.
No mention on tipping in USD or Shillings? Odd.
What is Big 5? Main animals in safari ?
The big 5 are the most famous animals on Safari. It is: the elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino (the black and white ones)
More videos from Caleb and Liam they both have interesting perspectives.
its tough to get a 12 year old to stand still for a picture let alone a video :) but i will try.
We were all that way once. Both are great
@@nathanjw940 so true
Or just let them have the camera
I also got told it was a good idea to leave a small tip in your room each day as well. Just so the cleaners don't get missed. :)
Will you also go to zanzibar?
I never understand giving tips. If I paid for a trip and my guide get money from tourist office, why should I give the tip to him/her?
because companies don't always pay their employees like they should. And there is no point in complaining as you are not helping anyone except for yourself (ie your wallet) when you don't tip. The waiter, guide, driver, whatever they are doing is the one that is hurt by this. That is why we do these videos so people can know if it is a place they should tip or not. I understand why you are asking and I do not think bad of you at all, I am just the messenger :)
We're not in Kansas anymore! Thank you, but this is not in my bucket.
looks like its quite hot there.. but id take it for THAT view!
I've seen too many Vice videos. I read this as "Tripping in Tanzania"
hahaha
I sincerely appreciate your advice, but I must say that tipping is a horrid practice. One should receive a livable wage for the services one offers. If you're relying on tips to make ends meet the economic model is wrong.
I was on the receiving end of atrocious service many times in the UK. No incentive to treat restaurant customers well pervaded the culture there. Contrast that to Australia, a country without a tipping expectation, and the treatment was far superior to the UK. Perhaps there was a bias against Canadians in the UK, but not in Aus? Or... Is it the culture?
I ran into trouble tipping in PR China in 1996, but by 1997 tipping was okay. That is in 1996, people actively refused tips. In 1997, they expected them. The world changes.
@@redelfshotthefood8213 The atrocious service you received may just have been a British thing. They're not a terribly service oriented people. Personally, I've always received excellent service in the UK. But, I only dine in high end or ethnic (read: Indian) restaurants when I'm there. I've only been to Australia once (Melbourne) and found it to be disappointingly similar to my suburban American existence. In China (Hong Kong, actually) I make it a practice to never set foot in a restaurant, being well fed by street vendors.
IMHO tipping is not what gets you good service. After all, Chik-Fil-A provides some of the best service in the world without tips. Pride in one's work and sufficient managerial support are what truly make the difference.
3:55 that pretty little girl is not happy lol 😂 3:58 she puts her hands on her hips and looks at, I think 🤔, her dad? She’s probably saying, what is this boy doing?
Perspective: a maid was paid 10$ a month to take care of a baby and other duties... In Kenya, in 1995.
At that time, the safari drivers I used were the only overweight people I saw in Kenya. The drivers were massively overweight, and treated like Kings by the locals. The safari drivers were the 1%ers in Kenya.
I tried to give the maid a 10$ tip for the 3 weeks I'd stayed... And my hosts nearly had a coronary! They explained that a tip like that would destabilize their relationship with the maid. They would handle tipping the maid. Not wanting to upset my hosts, I left it up to them.
I had thought the maid was quite young... She was 40. She had 3 kids of her own. She paid for her own maid, fed, and clothed her family out of the wages she earned. Let that sink in. She basically supported 2 families on that 10$ a month.
Inflation and prosperity have both worked on the region in the past 25 years... I can't speak to the 20$ minimum, 10$ per person per day tip for safari in 2019. It does sound on the high end though.
@Dave Rivers 24 year old anecdotes about developing countries don't really hold up. 😂
I don’t tip