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Recommended tipping for private guides/drivers

We have arranged a private tour for 17 days. We will have different private guides throughout the tour in the different cities we'll visit. What would be appropriate for tipping the guide for a half-day tour? For a full-day tour? And what's appropriate for tipping a driver for a transfer between cities that takes a couple hours? I want to make sure we are planning enough cash for tips.

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I don't truly know the answer to your question, but the Rick Steves guidebook for Istanbul suggests tipping 10 percent for local guides "who significantly improve the qualify of your trip."