Petropolis tour & tip
 

I shall do a private tour to Petropolis with a guide recommended in this forum. He charges 150 US$ for one day (9 hours tour).
Is this price resonable?
Have I give a tip ? (he is guide on his own, and this price was offered by him).

Thanks in advance.

Is he providing transportation, gas, toll and entrances to atractions? Is the price for a private tour? If all that is included, so it´s not expensive.
If he is self employed, you shouldn´t tip him.

Yes, it is a private tour (by the way a Grayline normal tour from Rio to Petropolis - 9 hours is 37 US$), and includes the transportation, gas, toll. I did not ask about entrances, I think that it is not a problem , I shall pay them if I need to.
Yes, he is self employed.
Thank you very much Simone.

I´m a tour guide in Rio, and I think it is a reasonable rate. I charge a little bit more for the same service: US$ 170, not including the tickets or lunch.
Gasoline here is almost US$6 a gallon ! Also there´s a toll fee on both ways to Petropolis, so it makes it more expensive.
We are used to be tipped. Of course if you don´t tip him, there will be no offense - Brazilians usually don´t tip at all.

I already made the tour of Petropolis, and I liked it.
My plans have been changed, and I visited Petropolis starting and ending in Nova Friburgo. The guide I had came from Rio. He was a very nice person, gave all the explanations and info. I paid 170 US$, not including the entrance fees, and not the lunch. The tour was 9 hours.
I was a little concerned, because the price I payed was 1/2 of the price that other private guide asked for. However, I was very pleased with the tour and I would recommend the guide I had to any person looking for a honest and good guide in Brazil.