hi..shirley 
i went four years ago to goa and with some people now friends we met there we hire two taxis and gave more in tips than the cost of the taxis also we brought their meals so if you work on that principle you won,t go far wrong it was very cheap to do it.....regards johndoe
i went four years ago to goa and with some people now friends we met there we hire two taxis and gave more in tips than the cost of the taxis also we brought their meals so if you work on that principle you won,t go far wrong it was very cheap to do it.....regards johndoe
hi shirley I find if you tip the lad who does your room after about 3or 4 days he will go out of his way to please you .....the bar staff a tip at the end of the day and they will be round every 30 mns or so to see do you need a top up ......beach shacks I tip them at the end of the day ....and like the bar staff ....you will never want for nothing .......as a matter if interest what do h/t rs think a suitable tip is 
What I do is tip whoever cleans my room on the first day, a couple of quid in local currency will ensure the room/towels are always clean.
lez
lez
Have just discussed this one. Can't see why we would tip someone at the beginning of a holiday. I would expect my room to be clean and if it wasn't I would complain (never had a problem on this one in Goa). Likewise, if we didn't get good service in a shack or a bar we wouldn't go back.
If we get good service then we do tip as recognition and appreciation for a job well done.
If we get good service then we do tip as recognition and appreciation for a job well done.
Taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
If they are good you use them again, this and recomendations to other tourists they consider to be the best tip they can get.
We have used various ones over the years and remember a tuk tuk driver we used 3 times who when we were going to Mapusa told him it was our last day, stopped on the way back and bought us some cashews as a present .
Steve
If they are good you use them again, this and recomendations to other tourists they consider to be the best tip they can get.
We have used various ones over the years and remember a tuk tuk driver we used 3 times who when we were going to Mapusa told him it was our last day, stopped on the way back and bought us some cashews as a present .
Steve
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A taxi is a taxi is a taxi, to me there is no difference in who you have. They all drive the same, they all get you from a to b and they all try and charge you the most ridiculous amount when you first ask. Same with the tuk tuks.
So in my world when I want a taxi I get who evers nearest, if they don't want to take me somewhere at my price then another one will spring up and do it.
A taxi is a taxi is a taxi, to me there is no difference in who you have. They all drive the same, they all get you from a to b and they all try and charge you the most ridiculous amount when you first ask. Same with the tuk tuks.
So in my world when I want a taxi I get who evers nearest, if they don't want to take me somewhere at my price then another one will spring up and do it.
hi..vegasone that comment of yours seems very harsh....the taxi drivers we had took us to some great places that we had not heard of..paradise bay e.t.c. we thought the drivers were smashing...and very helpful....regards ..johndoe
that comment of yours seems very harsh....the taxi drivers we had took us to some great places that we had not heard of..paradise bay e.t.c. we thought the drivers were smashing...and very helpful....regards ..johndoe
Maybe Vegasone experienced the same as I did where the taxi/tuttut driver has wanted 3 times the the normal cost of a taxi to a certain place thinking we didn't know the costs. It's not a harsh comment as such but a real one.
My comment was no where near harsh, it's my opinion and yes I have been told a journey to baga from candolim in a tuk was 250 rps 
I did a lol at him.
I did a lol at him.
Vegasone do they think we are all buffoons! 250 rupees what a rip off!
Follow this link for an approximate guide of what you can expect to pay for taxi's.
http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/Taxi.htm
there you go
http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/Taxi.htm
there you go
Hi, printed off the taxi list - but taxis prices are from where Calangute?
We have been to Goa 6 times and always used the same taxi driver, he had become a good friend - or so we thought, this visit we took him for meals whilst we were on route somewhere, met up with him sometimes for drinks - all paid for, tipped him well also during our stay, which we always do, but this time we felt ripped off a little, when we went to Palolim one day, stayed over in one of the beach shacks, paid for his room, food drinks, took us home the next day to Candolim and still charged us 1500rs. Picked us up from the airport and took us back 700 rs each way, wont be using him again next year, It upset me really but they say dont mix business with pleasure!
Goanne
We have been to Goa 6 times and always used the same taxi driver, he had become a good friend - or so we thought, this visit we took him for meals whilst we were on route somewhere, met up with him sometimes for drinks - all paid for, tipped him well also during our stay, which we always do, but this time we felt ripped off a little, when we went to Palolim one day, stayed over in one of the beach shacks, paid for his room, food drinks, took us home the next day to Candolim and still charged us 1500rs. Picked us up from the airport and took us back 700 rs each way, wont be using him again next year, It upset me really but they say dont mix business with pleasure!
Goanne
The Taxi price list (was from last year) and originates from Calangute... I will try and do a fresh one for next season as people do find it very useful (especially the newbies...).
Given the rise in the price of fuel I do not feel that 700 rupees is too much from the airport. I know you can get a yellow cab there for around 600 but they drive like maniacs to get back for another fare. Last time in Goa we saw one lying down a banking after hitting a lorry head on!
I feel that if you have a safe driver it is worth paying a bit more, at least you will hopefully avoid hospital bills. Please remeber that a trip to Palolem is two days work for the driver and is still less than £20. How far would you get in the UK for that?
I do agree however, that some taxi driver are getting greedy, and would always say to get a price before you get in. I do not feel however, that you were overcharged.
I feel that if you have a safe driver it is worth paying a bit more, at least you will hopefully avoid hospital bills. Please remeber that a trip to Palolem is two days work for the driver and is still less than £20. How far would you get in the UK for that?
I do agree however, that some taxi driver are getting greedy, and would always say to get a price before you get in. I do not feel however, that you were overcharged.
Personally and in my opinion I don't see any point in comparing what you pay for a taxi in UK. When I see a taxi at the airport in Goa I am hardly going to rock up to the driver and ask him if his driving is ok am I ? So paying extra for a 'safe' driver is in my opinion a bit daft, I want the cheapest fare and don't want to get ripped off.
So paying extra for a 'safe' driver is in my opinion a bit daft, I want the cheapest fare and don't want to get ripped off.
You can tell us what the new hospital is like then! I put my safety and that of my family first, I think our live are worth more than a couple of quid. But it takes all sorts.
blimey. did you read my post, it was my opinion, there's really no need to post such a negative load of tripe after it.Do you honestly think that because I want to pay 600 rps from the airport and you want to pay 700 rps because you have a driver who is a good driver that I might end up in hospital? 
I don't take malaria tabs either when I go to Goa, what do you think about that then
I don't take malaria tabs either when I go to Goa, what do you think about that then
I agree with Vegasone, why should you pay EXTRA for a safe taxi driver?, you get in a taxi and expect to be delivered to your chosen destination intact. Isn't that what we pay them for in the first place???
Goan taxi drivers all moan and complain that they haven't got any business, yet they are happy to sleep all afternoon in the back of their taxi's outside the hotels. You wouldn't catch a single one of them doing a REAL job like mending the roads or working on a building site as the out of staters do (who earn RS 150/- PER DAY)!!!
I never ever used to complain about the price of taxi's (or anything else for that matter), but this year they all seem to be getting a little greedy. I was told that a trip to the airport would be RS 800/- because it was at 4.30am and the driver had to get up early, what a shame!!!!
GFF xx
Goan taxi drivers all moan and complain that they haven't got any business, yet they are happy to sleep all afternoon in the back of their taxi's outside the hotels. You wouldn't catch a single one of them doing a REAL job like mending the roads or working on a building site as the out of staters do (who earn RS 150/- PER DAY)!!!
I never ever used to complain about the price of taxi's (or anything else for that matter), but this year they all seem to be getting a little greedy. I was told that a trip to the airport would be RS 800/- because it was at 4.30am and the driver had to get up early, what a shame!!!!
GFF xx
Goodness me - what have I started!!
Apparently having checked with my partner we paid 2000rs, and yes I can understand that its 2 days business for him (infact it was a day and a half) but we thought that as well as the fare it would be `a treat` - maybe were to soft!! apart from that were not tight and tip quite generously but I agree with you that they getting greedy.
Goanne
Apparently having checked with my partner we paid 2000rs, and yes I can understand that its 2 days business for him (infact it was a day and a half) but we thought that as well as the fare it would be `a treat` - maybe were to soft!! apart from that were not tight and tip quite generously but I agree with you that they getting greedy.
Goanne
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