How much should I tip?

Asked by: A traveller

Answered by: Rachel Schneider

Good question! PLEASE remember to tip your guide, cook, and donkey handlers! Most guides lead over 28 separate Huayhuash trips per year. Considering that the Huayhuash Circuit is eight days long, that comes to over 224 days of hiking per year, not including extra days for gear preparation and unloading. You can divide it up by guide, porters and cooks (approx $10, $5 & $5 per person per day respectively) or just pool around 10% of the total trip cost and they'll divide among themselves. Your guide will give you an honest steer.

Rachel Schneider

Rachel is a travel writer and artist with a passion for hiking in the mountains. She has spent many months trekking in the mountains of South America, from the Peruvian Andes to the wilds of Patagonia.

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