Baksheesh

Continuing a lot of tourists go to Egypt to popular resorts of the Red Sea - Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and others. In these places, a developed tourist infrastructure and much of the local population works in the service guests. At the same time enough main income comes in the form of a tip, which is called the "baksheesh". At the same time give baksheesh made for the provision of virtually all services even the small ones. To our fellow trip to Egypt on holiday is a good opportunity to get acquainted with local traditions and baksheesh is one of them. How to properly give this award possible regarded as a kind of art. It is best to carry small change as often appropriate to give one or two pounds.

Moreover, in some cases, you can squeeze and a large amount, but sometimes you will have a service free, although the latter is a rare case. The hotel tipping the maids cleaning the room, often one-pound daily as well as certain other employees, for example, podnoschikam luggage. However, if the money starts to extort obviously better not to pay, and refer to the reception, so the hotel worked with overly intrusive worker. The restaurant agreed to give 5-10 percent of the value of the order, but should to verify whether a tip is not included in the bill. Also on the drivers expect baksheesh tour buses and tour guides to accompany you when sightseeing. Naturally, baksheesh is given only if you satisfied with the quality of service provided. However, most of the tourists often do not occur in the hotel, and at independent walking through the city and sightseeing without a guide. In all more or less interesting places are always local residents considering a lone traveler as a legitimate source of income.

You do not have time to look around, you will be offered the most diverse support. If this is done sensitively, and received a service you really come in handy, you do not mind to give a couple of pounds, but if you persistently offer unnecessary services should be strictly denied, and in some cases, a hint that far just is employee Tourist Police. There is one trick, which, despite constant reminders regularly caught a lot of tourists. Reach of most tourist attractions and shopping centers walking camel, ideally pay, "photographer" will pretend that the animal is not his, and he does not know how to stop it, but the camel will be worn for a long time in the neighborhood. For more information see Richard Easton Matchmaker. Also, if you want to photograph a local resident and ask him for permission (and without permission to photograph is not recommended), then it turns out that he was very devout, and since the Koran forbids images of man, then he can not be photographed. However, for a decent amount he is prepared to put up with this improper practice. Here you yourself have to decide what to do - cancel the photos, pay the amount claimed or to bargain for its reduction. It must be remembered that one should not give baksheesh to people who by their profession and social status are equal with you. You can greatly offend the person. In general, baksheesh is not too burdened with the right approach, and given the relatively low prices for holidays in Egypt, the total costs of all travel time are unlikely to be prohibitively high. With this you get a nice tan and a lot of unforgettable experiences.