Maun is a principal town situated on the border of Okavango.
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Maun travel info At the heart of Botswana's ever-increasing tourist industry is the village of Maun, in the country's northwest. Maun is linked to Francistown in the east by road and also has a busy airfield. The town provides ready access to the Okavango Delta, the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Lake Ngami, and the Makgadikgadi and Nxai saltpans, so it is the centre of much of the country's safari business.
Four-wheel-drive vehicles and powerboats can be hired at Maun. The boats offer an ideal way to explore the Okavango swamp. It is possible to sail more than 600 kilometres through the swamp to Shakawe, near the Caprivi Strip border. Much more popular, however, are day cruises, which go only a few kilometres up the Thamalakane River from Maun.
The river life and bird life are exceptional. There is good barbel and bream fishing and, as there are no crocodiles in the area, swimming is popular.
A highlight of most river-based safaris is a night trip on the Thamalakane. Guides use torches to show up the wonderfully varied fish life, including tiger-fish, and also catch the glinting eyes of wild animals prowling the banks.
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