Tipping · 🇬🇭
Tipping in Ghana
Customary: 10%. Not expected. 10% at restaurants used to visitors.
At restaurants
What is customary: Not expected — welcome, but nobody is counting
Worked example
On a GHS500.00 bill, 10% is GHS50.00, so you would hand over GHS550.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about GHS50.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Expected on guided tours. Cash, in cedis.
The money
Ghana uses the Ghanaian Cedi (GHS). Today 1 GBP is 15.2368 GHS.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.