Tipping & gratuities
We firmly believe that you have paid for your Goose shooting holiday in South Africa in its entirety, however should you feel the level of service you received was exceptional by individual members of staff and wish to give a little extra.
Here is a rule of thumb guidance to tipping.
Goose shooting:- tips for staff
Weekly – not daily
- Sporting Agent:- £100 per week.
- Professional goose Guide:- Rand 1000 per week.
- Assistant professional Goose guide:- Rand 500 per week.
- Chef:- Rand 500 per week.
- Maids & Cleaners per person:-Rand 350 per week.
All tips must be played in local currency Rand, and directly to each member of staff.
Clothing checklist for goose shooting in South Africa
- Short-sleeved shirt X 1
- Long-sleeved shirt X 1
- Shorts – lightweight and cool X 2
- Trousers-cotton or denim X 1
- Socks pairs – warm X 3
- Walking boots X 1
- Gators-light weight X 1
- Shooting gloves X 1 – optional
- Balaclava X 1 – optional
- Four seasons shooting cap X 1 (will be sent out to you)
- Lightweight jacket- British Camo desert or MTP X 1
- Skeet vest or shooting waistcoat – for pigeon shooting and walked up game birds X 1
- Thermal underwear X 1 – for early mornings only not always needed – optional
- Gun hard case – only for international travel X 1
- Dark shooting sunglasses X 1
- Shooting seat X 1 – optional
- Thermos flask – small X 1 – optional
- Sunblock factor 50 & lip balm X 1 – mandatory.
- Gun slip – for your own gun only X 1- optional
- Cartridge bag – small – optional.
- Ear defenders X 1 – mandatory.
Goose Shooting Safari – clothing colors
March and April colors requirements dark greens and light browns.
May to August colors requirements khaki and dark browns.
Daily laundry washing service
Laundry is collected daily, washed, and returned to your room the following day. (Service included within your package price)
UK clients will be flying to Johannesburg with Virgin Atlantic, South African Airways, or British Airways, all of which are experienced with transporting guns, however, British Airways have an additional £125 each way, gun handling charge. You must make the airline aware in advance that you are transporting guns. You must allow at least 4 hours at Heathrow for the check-in of guns. The flights always depart in the evening, so you fly through the night, and this will give you the evening of the next day for shooting.
Four seasons shooting importantly must be informed before or upon arrival at the Lodge because should you have any allergies or dietary requirements contact Julie. office@richardm162.sg-host.com
Each year thousands of travellers going to Africa visits one of our private travel clinics to receive travel health advice, vaccinations and malaria tablets.
For all your vaccination and malaria prevention needs, simply book an appointment online for a consultation with one of our specially trained travel health nurses. You can also book an appointment online by clicking the green button.
Below is a list of vaccines that, during consultation with the nurse, will either be recommended must be carefully considered for travel to South Africa.
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Due to hunting at altitudes of around 5,000 feet, The climate is very dry and in the early morning the temperature can be -10 degrees, but by about 09:00 it will be quite warm, and as the day goes on you will be wearing short-sleeved attire as it reaches 20-25 degrees by mid-day. It will get cold at night, so for the early morning Game bird shooting, we suggest cold weather clothing, however, wear several thin layers as it will soon warm up and you will need to remove some layers.
Guests are not covered by ‘Four Seasons shooting in South Africa’ insurance. You must ensure that you have suitable personal medical insurance and third-party liability insurance for the duration of the safari. (BASC Insurance covers you for 60 days per year for shooting abroad). Whilst we maintain all reasonable care for the safety of our clients and their property while on game bird shooting safari, we will accept no responsibility for cost incurred due to illness, accident, or loss of any nature. You can be assured, however, of our full assistance in the case of an unfortunate event. (Make sure you have travel and illness insurance).
