$10 half day / $15 to $20 full day per person on a group tour. ~15% of a private hire.
$25+ per person for a private-feeling group day, hard hiking, or a guide who fixed a mess.
$0 in Japan, where tipping is rude; when gratuity is on the ticket; or in countries where guides are not tipped.
Guide and driver are different people
Split the pool: most to the guide, a smaller cash amount to the driver unless the operator already tipped them.
All-inclusive ticket that says gratuities included
Read it. If gratuities are included, the calculator should read $0 unless the guide can keep a small thank-you.
Free walking tours
They run on tips. Treat the “suggested” amount on the booking page as the tip, not a tip on top of a fare.
United States / Canada (default)
Tipping tour guides is customary. These ranges are compiled custom for US and Canadian trips.
Europe
Tipping is common on many private and group tours, often a bit under the US band. Follow the operator’s note when they post one.
Japan and no-tip countries
Do not tip. A gift may be appropriate in some contexts; cash in the guide’s hand is not the custom.
How much do you tip a tour guide?
About $10 per person for a half day and $15 to $20 for a full day on a US group tour. Private guides often get about 15% of the tour.
Do you tip per person or as a group?
Budget per person in your party, then hand one envelope or a clear cash total so the guide is not sorting twenties in the parking lot.
Do you tip in Japan?
No. Set the country to Japan in the calculator; the honest number is $0.
What about a multi-day tour?
Tip per day, or once at the end sized to the days they guided you.