Travelling in Jordan - Recommended Tipping Guidelines

As indicated in our World of Wonders brochure, gratuities or tips are not included in the holiday price and are at your discretion (we suggested budgeting £2-£5 per day), depending on the tour. Tipping is standard procedure in Jordan and is an important source of income for people working in the tourism sector. The normal practice is to dispense small sums to all sorts of people along the way (it is good to have a small supply of JD1 notes for tipping and our local representatives will be able to change large notes into smaller notes). On tour an envelope may be passed round for drivers and porters.

In response to customer requests, we have compiled the following as a tipping guideline (per person):

GUIDES: It is customary to show your appreciation at the end of the week by handing an envelope to your tour guide personally. Recommended: JD 2-3 per day.

In Aqaba your guide may vary on different excursions, therefore we suggest tipping your local Aqaba guide after each excursion. Recommended: JD 2-3 per day.

BUS DRIVERS: We suggest JD 0.5-1 per half day and JD 1-2 per full day.

OTHER: For other services we suggested JD 0.5-1 (hotel porters, restaurants, boat crew, boat entertainers, Wadi Rum camp staff or jeep driver, ‘Petra by Night’ storyteller or folkloric group). For Hotel Housekeeping we suggest leaving in the room JD 0.5 per night per room .