Pyramids of Giza ToursTipping in Egypt: typical amounts from public sources
How much visitors tip in Egypt, by situation. We compared 53 amounts from 14 public guidebooks, travel sites, tour company pages and traveller posts.
Last checked · Exchange rate: EGP 55.50 for US$1 on 3 November 2026 · Rate source: see.news
Key statistics
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A tour guide in Egypt usually gets EGP 305 to EGP 665 a day (US$5.50 to US$12), the median of 10 amounts from 7 public sources.
Public sources advise a restaurant tip of 5% to 15% of the bill in Egypt, often in addition to the service charge.
A toilet attendant in Egypt usually gets EGP 20 per visit.
On a Nile cruise, guests usually tip the crew EGP 415 to EGP 750 (US$7.50 to US$14) for each night.
Public sources disagree most about tips for the tour guide: from EGP 100 to EGP 2,775 per day.
Typical tips
The typical range is the median low amount and the median high amount of all sources for that row. The full range is the lowest and the highest amount in any source.
| Situation | Typical range | About (US$) | Full range in sources | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private driver per day | EGP 200 to EGP 500 | US$3.60 to US$9.01 | EGP 150 to EGP 1,110 | 6 |
| Tour guide per day | EGP 305 to EGP 665 | US$5.50 to US$12 | EGP 100 to EGP 2,775 | 7 |
| Camel or horse handler per ride | EGP 110 | US$2.00 | EGP 50 to EGP 280 | 3 |
| Photo help at a site per time | EGP 20 to EGP 50 | US$0.36 to US$0.90 | EGP 15 to EGP 100 | 3 |
| Tomb or temple guard per time | EGP 35 to EGP 75 | US$0.63 to US$1.35 | EGP 20 to EGP 555 | 4 |
| Toilet attendant per visit | EGP 20 | US$0.36 | EGP 10 to EGP 50 | 3 |
| Restaurant server of the bill | 10% | — | 5% to 15% | 10 |
| Hotel porter per bag | EGP 50 to EGP 100 | US$0.90 to US$1.80 | EGP 50 to EGP 250 | 4 |
| Hotel housekeeping per day | EGP 50 to EGP 100 | US$0.90 to US$1.80 | EGP 30 to EGP 555 | 5 |
| Nile cruise crew per guest per night | EGP 415 to EGP 750 | US$7.50 to US$14 | EGP 280 to EGP 835 | 4 |
Chart
Sources: 14 public pages, checked 3 November 2026. Chart: pyramidsofgizatours.com/statistics/tipping-in-egypt/
Sources
- Lonely Planet: 14 things to know before going to Egypt
- Rough Guides: Egypt travel tips for first-timers
- Intrepid Travel: Tipping in Egypt
- Egypt Tours Plus: Tipping in Egypt: What to Expect, When to Tip & How Much to Give
- Pyramids Land: Tipping in Egypt: Who, How Much, and How to Do It With Grace
- Egypt Tours Portal: Nile cruise gratuities and tipping
- Egypt Tours Portal: Tipping in Egypt
- Travelling King: Tipping in Egypt Guide
- She Is Wanderlust: Tipping in Egypt
- Earth Trekkers: How much does it cost to visit Egypt
- Anywhere We Roam: How to visit the Egyptian pyramids at Giza
- TourRadar Community: Tips for Egypt - 2026
- Reddit r/Egypt: Egypt is incredible but I wish tipping expectations were more reasonable
- Reddit r/travel: Egypt Trip Summer 2026 Recap
Method and limits
- We read public pages and posts that give tip amounts for Egypt on 3 November 2026. We found no government or tourism board page that gives tip amounts.
- We kept an amount only when its unit matched the row, for example per day or per bag. We did not use amounts from before the 2024 fall in the value of the pound.
- Some sources give US dollars. We changed them to pounds at the rate at the top of this page. The CSV file keeps the original currency.
- 5 sources are tour companies. They can suggest higher amounts than independent writers. The guide row mixes private guides and group tours.
- Traveller posts show what one person paid. They are not a survey. A tip is always your choice.
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