I am European, and we have snake in the pocket.
So what I will write take with a grain of salt.
Yes, overly generous.
There are variations:
If you hunt plains game on farm or ranch, smaller tipping. If you hunt in communal area or hunting area concession higher tipping.
I would stick to 10% (to avoid American forum members killing me), as a general rule. I say this, understanding American tipping culture, not speaking for European standard. (much less to be excepted)
I found somewhere Craig Boddingtons recommendation of 10% for tipping, but I can not recall was it in some of his books, or in some of internet articles he wrote. I memorized this before my first safari.
All American don’t go in for the tip coultur so to speak. In a farming community I was all ways told the tip was for excellent service
But most places were ate at were mom and pop type place
It became a way for bar and restaurant owners not to pay there staff
Back when I had a inside look
I was told the servers made 2.10$ the tips were to make it get to minimum wage if not the. Owner had to make up the difference to minimum wage ( early 90s)
I ask why we’ll it keeps cost of the drink- meal down
I am like no not when you add tip
I rather just pay what ever to get you up to minimum
That’s where I was told flat out by all the girls hell no
We use enough tip money to hit minimum wage where the owners don’t pay.
But every one here when it’s broken down make about 20$ Hr
And we only clam mw if I remember right was some where close to 4.10$ a hr
So with tips there making a tax free bacilly 16$ over there mw pay
They don’t want to lose that extra tax free money
At the time that was better pay than what most state employees were making
