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Maun Slideshow
Maun
Travel Blogs from Maun, Botswana
Finding the way to Maun
Unfortunately we have to leave the next day and we continue towards Maun. The ride after the Savuti Camp is as well challenging as there are no road signs leading clearly from the main piste towards our target, we get confused with the many side roads ...
Halfway already!
... halfway point of our trip! I'm enjoying myself so much, but it feels like I've been here forever! I've loved the Botswana portion so far--it's so gorgeous and far less stressful than Namibia. We got up early as usual to pack up camp. ...
On the prowl...for a cat
Last night was amazing! Seriously, probably one of the best days here. We started off yesterday morning with an early morning game drive. It was nice to be out in the cool of the day and see some animals, but we still couldn't catch a ...
Okavango delta, being part of Nature
Where else than in the Okavango delta can you feel you are really part of Nature. Flying over the delta to grasp the intensity of this huge wetland was breathtaking. Going then on a 3 day Mokoro (dhow) trip, finding your own little island to ...
No more campsite...
... again after another early morning. I think we're slowly moving out of the desert because I'm starting to see trees. We stopped in Maun for gas and to our surprise we had lunch at a restaurant! It was a buffet and a cafe place. I liked ...
Maun & the Okavengo Delta -- so very amazing
Sunday we drove from Gweta to Maun, which is on the edge of the Okavengo Delta. The drive was absurdly boring -- like Zambia, there’s a whole lot of open space…and the towns are pretty modern and Western. Blah. Fortunately ...
Marvellous Maun
For our first day in Maun we decide to stock up on supplies for our mokoro trip and then chill out. After going to the shops we spend the rest of the day relaxing and reading by the river. I went to cook dinner and whilst boiling the pasta 2 hippos swim ...
Thunder over the Kalahari
... 4pm, so nobody could get anything when we got there after all our effort. Sights of the day were the check out chick at the Maun supermarket dressed in a Santa hat wandering round singing "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow". Bet she's never seen it. ...
Frogs and stars over the Okavango Delta
... us! The evening on the island will be remembered for the display of stars with a little light spillage from the nearby town of Maun, plus hearing the hundreds of frogs croaking away ... To cap off our visit to the Delta, I took the optional flight over ...
Rest day Maun
We stayed with Cheryl while in Maun and had a good rest. It has been a while since we have stayed in a "house/home", I have almost forgotten what it is like. The tent and where possible a hotel has been the norm for the past 3 ...
Bush Camp to Maun
... the plan failed so all we got was a hard workout! I sat at lunch and waited for Shona and we rode the last stretch into Maun together and were joined by Cheryl (a friend who stays in Maun). A quick stop at the Wimpy for milkshakes before heading to ...
Maximum Action Safari
... bush camp this afternoon. Botswana is nice so far, but not half as exciting as Vic Falls. I am still missing it! From Botswana we head into Namibia where we will go to Etosha National Park for a few game drives, and then onto Swakomond for ...
The Okavango Delta
... , it seemed a nice enough spot with small shrubs dotting the side of the road. Cows, who are the true rulers of Botswana’s roads, would occasionally amble by, but didn’t interfere too much. However, it wasn’t long until you ...
Sad to leave Vic Falls
... reading them and am glad you are all enjoying reading my entries as well! We have left Vic Falls unfortunately and are now in Maun, Botswana. I had absolutely the time of my life in Vic Falls, and it has been by far my favourite place yet. ...
Finally, a town
April 01 Maun Today we arrived in the town of Maun where we plan to stay for 3 nights. Found a nice Rondavel Chalet. Looking forward to a break after 5 nights of camping in the wild. You would have ...
R and R
... and scratched themselves. We were reminded of an LMC meet in the good old days! We have spent the last two days in Maun getting Simba and ourselves serviced. Maun is a great little town which seems to exist to serve the tourist industry but underneath ...
Okavango at Sunset & Sunrise
Paddling on the Okavango in Bostwana at sunset and sunrise. The atmosphere and scenery was ...
Country numero tre
The border crossing into Botswana was also quite simple! A few statistics about Botswana: they were granted independence peacefully from Britain in 1966. The year after they discovered diamonds in the country (I bet that the Brits were ...
More birthday pressies
We headed into Maun in the afternoon for a hangover Nando's and then went to the local airport while we waited in a local coffee shop while some of the gang did their scenic flights over the delta. Poor Louise spent most of her time puking on the ...
Botswana
... room in sammy the truck! we travelled to the border of zambia where we crossed the zambezi river on an interesting ferry into botswana. from here we travelled to the chobe river where we spent the evening doing a boat cruise where we saw hippos, a couple ...
Africa Continued
... animal. Apparently one tourist went for a walk alone and was trampled by buffalo. We will stay there overnight and return to Maun on Monday. Should be an interesting experience:) Looking forward to telling more about it when we get back. Brett and ...