Tipping is expected, not optional, across the entire region, and guides' and camp staff's income structure genuinely accounts for it, so treat it as a planned line item rather than a surprise. General guidance across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: $15-25 per person per day for your safari guide, $10-15 per person per day pooled for general camp staff (often collected via a communal tip box each property provides), and a smaller separate amount for trackers if your itinerary includes gorilla or chimpanzee trekking, typically $10-20 per person for the trekking guide and a similar smaller amount for porters. US dollars in cash, in small denominations and printed after 2013 (older or damaged notes are frequently refused across the region), remain the most reliable and widely accepted tipping currency, though a growing number of camps now also accept mobile-money or card-based tipping. Private drivers and transfer staff outside the main safari portion warrant a smaller separate tip, roughly $5-10 per day. We include a specific, written tipping guide tailored to your exact itinerary and camps in every trip pack we send ahead of travel, so this is never something you are calculating on the fly at checkout.