Tour guides · Australia
How much should you tip a tour guide in Australia?
Short answer
$5–10 per person
Optional. $5–10 per person for a good day tour.
Optional
Not expected, but increasingly common on tours aimed at international visitors, reef trips, Uluru tours, Blue Mountains days. Five to ten dollars per person is generous. A great dive guide or skipper on a liveaboard might get more.
Cash or card?
Card terminals increasingly show a tip prompt, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne. It is entirely optional and skipping it is normal.
Common questions
- How much should you tip a tour guide in Australia?
- Optional. $5–10 per person for a good day tour. Not expected, but increasingly common on tours aimed at international visitors, reef trips, Uluru tours, Blue Mountains days. Five to ten dollars per person is generous. A great dive guide or skipper on a liveaboard might get more.
- How much should you tip tour guides in Australia?
- $5–10 per person. Optional. $5–10 per person for a good day tour.
- Can you tip by card in Australia?
- Card terminals increasingly show a tip prompt, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne. It is entirely optional and skipping it is normal.
More on tipping in Australia
Tipping tour guides elsewhere
← Full tipping guide for Australia
Reviewed by Greg Kockott on 3 September 2026.
Compiled from widely reported guidance for Australia. Not yet source-checked.