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Tipping in Ethiopia
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 ETB5,000.00 bill, 10% is ETB500.00, so you would hand over ETB5,500.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about ETB1,000.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Expected. On a Simien or Danakil trip the guide, driver, cook and scouts are all tipped, by the day.
The money
Ethiopia uses the Ethiopian Birr (ETB). Today 1 USD is 161.44 ETB.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.