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Maun Slideshow
Maun
Travel Blogs from Maun, Botswana
okavanga delta
after a few relaxing days in maun and a great scenic fligtht over the okavoango delta we leave to namibia this morning. over the next several days we head toward etosha national park for our last game park of the trip. happy 4th of ...
Great African Trek Week 2
... like we had in Ireland a few years ago. It took us another two hours to get to the town of Maun where we stocked up on supplies, exchanged money into Botswana Pula and spent a few minutes on the internet. It was nearly 6pm by the time we arrived at the ...
Moremi Game Reserve for 2 nights
... to my itinerary, Moremi Game Reserve rates as one of the leading wildlife areas in the world. When you visit http://www.botswana-safari.net/moremi.html, you get more details as it makes up one-third of the Okavango Delta that is protected. After ...
WE GO!!!!
... size. It was an interesting start for this trip. Well from South Africa we didn't waist any time in crossing over to Botswana, that was first on the list of things to do. I had been through this border before i knew about the big ...
The Jones In”wade”sion
... in Maun. We have been waiting for the Jones to arrive and despite the deluge from above spirits of finally meeting up here in Botswana cannot be dampened. Camp is quickly set up in the now swamp like mud sites – nothing will keep us from sitting ...
Arrival to Maun. Botswana
... slow at night in botswana, if you must drive. If not, take it easy and rest for the night... April 22. Arrival to Maun, Botswana was welcomed. We headed to Audi Camp, to find that there was available lodging for one evening. Dropping our stuff off ...
Okovango Delta
After a long drive from Chobe we arrived in Maun at a nice campsite with good bar facilities. Maud had seem to come down with a bad flu....another malaria victim ? So after setting up the tent she hit the sack and I set about trying to restore Tim's MP3 ...
Botswana
... I think. It's been hard trying to find a good internet connection and the time to write it all down. So busy! We arrived in Botswana and went to stay in Chobe National Park. We spent 2 days there on game drives and sunset cruises on the Chobe River. ...
Truck life ...
28th Dec Audi Campsite, Maun, Botswana, 19.9336S 23.5098E, Alt 930.5m Truck Life... Keywords - Long Drive from Chobe 600Km, Kalahari, The Elephant who thinks he's a mouse, road kill with a difference Bugger all!! The next ...
Mokoro trip in Okavango Delta
The past few days have been filled with crazy camp dogs, long stretches of excellent Botswana's roads (can't go faster than 80 kmp due to all the roaming cattle, goats, wild painted dogs, donkeys), and today we took a day trip on the local mokoro ...
Let the Safari Begin!
Hello Everyone! We have made it to Botswana!!! It was about a 10 hour flight to get to Johannesburg and we quickly stayed the night there and arrived in Botswana today. We met up with our group, got our supply of water and are heading out tomorrow am. ...
Frogs and stars over the Okavango Delta
... was worth the US$60 cost. To cap it off, as we left on the last flight at 5 pm, it was sunset as we headed back to Maun airport. ...
Aug 06, 2010
Riverside Break
We arrived outside of Maun for an overnight stay at Drifters Maun camp, situated on the banks of the Boteti river for a shower, some sink clothes washing, a riverside sunset, and the last opportunity to get your gear in order before 4 days of wild camping ...
Promenade en pirogue
Après une journée passée à ne rien faire sinon relaxer complètement (ça fatigue de rouler comme ça). Je m'embraque pour un voyage de deux jours hors du temps. La pirogue, ou Mokoro en setswana) est un frêle esquif à coté des éléphants et ...
Mokoros in the Delta
... jumping off point for the Okavango Delta. The Okavango Delta is where the Okavango River (from Angola) empties into the deserts of Botswana. The first day was just relaxing around the campsite. The next morning, we left at 6:30am to be taken by ...
In Botswana
Botswana Rundu to Sepupa 295 ks Man it is hot, 42 degrees today. Customs was no issue, the only problem was scraping enough South African rand and Namibian dollars together to pay the boarder guard. We rented a guide and boat today ...
Country No. 95: Botswana
... , we could view so many stars, and even milky way, in the night sky. Just like Namibia and South Africa, Botswana is another relatively affluent African country. They have a stable demogracy since their independence from United Kingdom in 1966 (which ...
Okavanga Delta Mokoro Trip
... to see our experiences were so positive. It was high time to get preparing for our onward journey to Chobe National Park in northern Botswana the next day. Let me say - anyone who comes to southern Africa MUST GO to the Okavanga Delta. It is truly a ...
Good ride
... because there is a huge African party next door and some cars have loud speakers screaming out praise 4 the next chief. Any way i am in Maun, the center for access to the okavango delta. It is 10.30 at night and it is still 30 degrees. We paid $5 ...
MOKORO!!
It was a long journey to get to Maun. It involved a cab ride from Livingstone to the Botswana boarder, then a mini bus to Kasane. We had to crash the night here and catch the 5am bus to some other town, which got us a bus to Maun. Maun ...
IMAGES: World AIDS Day 2005
... is hope. Today, the people of Botswana are more aware of the issues than ever before. In Letlhakane, they marched, they sang, they spoke. This mining community hosted Botswana's national commemoration of World AIDS Day this year. This is its ...
Alone in the Okavango Delta
The last few days of our overland trip were to be spent in Maun, Botswana and the Okavango Delta. Paul had heard from his dad that he was selling his house and he was getting anxious to go home. When we reached Maun, we discovered it ...
Okavango Delta
Friday April 20th, REST DAY. Maun, Botswana. Botswana is large and flat. South is the Kalahari Desert and to the north is the Okavango Delta. This is the world's largest inland delta. Water from Namibia and Angola drains to this lowland and floods it ...
Sitatunga
... the freezing cold morning, where the sky is still dark, is not very appealing this morning. Later on we drove to a villege called Maun, to the campsite called Sitatunga. There was a croc farm nearby, which some of the people from the group went to! We ...
Transiting before heading into the Delta
... morning's mini game drive in Nxai Pan did not reveal too much wildlife. The winning sighting was Gemsbok or Ornyx on the road OUTSIDE of the park Note to self: Stay away from wine and shooters ... oi, my head ... the campsite was Sitatunga in ...
Day 182 - Botswana, Rock Art - Zip Lock Omelettes
... followed by another quick and easy entry into Botswana which was also done in minutes. Clocks went forward an hour. Into Botswana noticed cows and donkeys... obviously no hungry lions around. Drove on sealed road then dirt when we reached turn off for ...
Gateway to the Okavango Delta
... . Met local artist and exchanged ideas on art. Creepy crawlers in the night. A symphony of insects while I sleep. Anxious for tomorrow. No fear. I'm a predator with front facing eyes. In Maun camping at Island Safari Lodge. Briefing for the Okavango ...