Need tip amounts

[azcater]

Ok, I'm getting all the cash for tipping together. I'd like to have everything divided out into envelopes, but it's a little daunting to think about all the situations we may have to tip in, especially excursions. So... I need your advice. And of course I'm not sure what's customary as far as amounts either.

 

Here's what we are doing:

Private Tour with A-Z in Jamaica-visiting pottery factory, falls, shopping, lunch, fern gully-how much tip is expected and will we need to tip at all the different attractions we go to?

Royal Dolphin Swim-Cozumel

Stingray and Reef- Grand Cayman

 

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed just trying to figure out how much we are going to use in tips.

 

Thanks in advance, any insight would be greatly appreciated!

[franma]

Each excursion is different. We generally have small bills ready with us for tipping. Not everyone tips as you'll notice, too. Probably they feel they've spent enough for the tour/excursion. Anyway, we usually base it on how friendly, informative, or helpful they've been. So we give anywhere from $1 pp to $5 and maybe on occasion more. We don't preplan for it specifically, but prepare with having appropriate cash available.