ABD Egypt - Tipping and Accomodations for 3

[joliedog]

My husband, adult daughter and I are about to embark on the ABD Egypt trip. We have taken a river cruise before and were able to pay the tip for the crew/cruise director via credit card at the end of the trip. Is that an option for the ABD trips? I did get Egyptian pounds which I don't think we'll use after finding this forum. Can we use Egyptian pounds to tip the guide? Also, if you traveled with 3 adults, how did you feel about the rooms? Did you feel like you were on top of eachother or are the hotel rooms slightly larger to accomodate 3 people? Thanks so much for any advice.

 

[AquaDame]

We're heading to Egypt next month as well and I was wondering if we should pick up some Egyptian pounds; would you mind sharing why you think you will not need any? I assumed we'd need it for tips or paying vendors/for food on our own etc.

 

[Minnie1222]

I also plan to go to Egypt whenever the Grand Egyptian Museum decides to fully open. I plan to tip the guides in Euros or U.S. dollars, and use Egyptian currency for small vendors.

 

[joliedog]

From what I have been reading, pretty much all tipping is done by ABD and that most people who you would tip prefer USD.

 

[jimmymc]

For tipping locals during on your own time, US $1 bills are perfect. You can also use the equivalent in EGP, about 50 to 1.

For tipping the ABD guides, I'd probably go with USD for this trip specifically. They'll definitely accept EGP or a mix of both, but USD almost seems more useful in Egypt as a tourist.