Maun Lodges - Reviews and Rates

20th - After waking up in my tent with frost on the fly it turned out to be another cold day. We reached the border at Ramatlhabama on the South African side and continued to drive for the rest of the day again. Stopped briefly in the capital for shopping. We are bushcamping tonight.

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21st - Stopped for lunch in a tow...

The scenic flight over the Delta was brilliant. 1 hour flight in 6 seater plane for US$66 each. Sah, Martin, Suzy Q, Oliver and I went with Suzy's pilot friend John. Saw heaps impala, giraffe and massive herd of elephants - big and small. John banked the plane to get a closer look and sent our stomachs to our mouths. Hahahaaa fun.

The fir...

When my mother described her African safaris, her face would become very intense, "the animals are magnificent. I didn't know if I would like Africa but it was my favorite trip."

Characters on set

Steven Jones: undisputed leader of the herd and eldest of the Jones brothers. Great firemaster and cook.

Rie Jones: wife of Steven Jones, mother and game spotter of the herd. Widely read and travelled.

Vehicle: Turbo-charged Toyota Prado – no snorkel

David Jones: third eldest brother to Steven ...

After another good night's sleep, we packed up and went into Ghanzi town to gas up. There, we met two friends who were motorbiking from Luanda, Angola to Lusaka, Zambia. We also met Kozi, a 23 year old Japanese hitchhiker who was taking 5 years to "travel the world without using the airplane". What a spunky little guy he was. His pack was litera...

Check out of our Sedia and check into Maun Lodge. On our way to the new lodge, we drop buy at AVIS. No tire, or what do you think? I get upset with this chick. 'like I told him, yesterday, ...' (where I come from, one does not refer to people as him or her, but she does not come where I come from), 'I did this and that' ... (I do not care what s...

I get up at 7h. Veeeeeery difficult to get Dr T up! When we finally leave, it is 9h. Without doubt: this is the best price/quality hotel we stayed in so far. There were even installing wireless as we left! The reception, the dining area and the pool were just redone and the staff trained to perfection. Certainly, in these country: a big exceptio...

After Chobe we went to Okavango Delta, a splendorous and changing landscape because the seasonal flows cover the plain in a surface as big as Belgium. The particularity of this river is that flows into the desert, not ot the sea, where disappear into the sand of the Kalahari desert.

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 would be very easy for Paul to leave early and fly straight to Johannesburg and then home, via London. We arrived...

Hi Everyone, I have had an exciting past few days. I have so much to say but only have 10 minutes at the internet cafe. The last couple days were in Etosha National Park in nothern Namibia. We went on a couple of game drives and saw giraffe, elephants, hyenas, rhinos, zebras, wildabeasts and lions among other deer like creatures. It was really i...