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Table of Contents: Travel to Maun, visa requirements Flights to Maun, airtickets / Get around / Maun attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Maun souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Maun nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out More from Botswana: Chobe National Park tourist attractions, Francistown souvenirs, Gaborone travel tours, Gweta travel tours, Maun souvenirs, Moremi National Park souvenirs, Nata hotels and youth hostels, Okavango Delta hotels and youth hostels, Tsabong tourist attractions More from Southern Africa: Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park travel tours, Botswana culture, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park travel tours, Lesotho travel tours, Namibia souvenirs, South Africa tourist attractions, Swaziland tourist attractions, Zimbabwe tourist attractions More from Africa: Central Africa hotels and youth hostels, East Africa tourist attractions, North Africa tourist attractions, Saharan Africa travel tours, Seychelles hotels and youth hostels, Southern Africa hotels and youth hostels, West Africa tourist attractions More from Travel Tips 24: Africa travel tours, Asia travel tours, Europe culture, North America travel tours, Oceania souvenirs, South America culture Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) travel tours, Barcelona (Catalonia) hotels and youth hostels, Rome (Lazio) hotels and youth hostels, Singapore (Southeast Asia) travel tours, South Africa (Southern Africa) tourist attractions, Western Europe (Europe) travel tours, United Kingdom (Western Europe) travel tours, Europe (Home) tourist attractions, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) hotels and youth hostels, Morocco (North Africa) travel tours

Maun is an important village, with town status pending, in Botswana and major gateway to the Okavango Delta.

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Travel to Maun, visa requirements

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Flights to Maun, airtickets

Air Botswana [1] operates regular services to Francistown, Gaborone, Kasane the South African cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as to Windhoek in Namibia.

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Get around

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Maun attractions and sightseeing

Maun Game Reserve is easy walking distance from downtown and well worth 2 to 3 hours either early morning or late afternoon. It is the hidden jewel of maun - with over 10 giraffes, kudu, impala, warthogs and great birding.

Nhabe Museum has regular exibitions and friendly staff to answer your questions or give advice. Don't miss their gift shop.

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City tours

Maun is a prime take-off location for mobile safaris into the Okavango Delta, Parks and Game Reserves.

• Moremi Game Reserve, a world class game reserve, is only 80 km away, It offers undisturbed game viewing in varies woodland plains environments.
• Afro Trek Safaris operates from Maun. [2] Trips generally range from overnight to 10 days.
• Bush Camp Safaris [3] is another excellent mobile safari company. Many travelers consider mobile safaris the best way to see Botswana and the big game it has to offer.

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Shopping, Maun souvenirs

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

• You've just flown into Maun - Bon Arrivee is just across the street. International breakfasts, lunches , dinner and a full range of refreshments await you.

• There are many places to eat in and around town. Audi Camp has a great open kitchen, where you can watch your meal being cooked. You eat under one of the largest thatch roofs you may ever see.

• Try Hilary's Coffee Shop near the airport - cheap and cheerful, a regular lunchtime spot for locals because the menu is full of delicious homemade dishes. The menu shows real imagination. Whether planning to eat outdoors on the verandah or inside get there early to enjoy the greatest selection. And if you need a cake for a special event - you just have to ask - with a little advance notice.

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Maun nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

• Sedia Riverside Hotel is on the banks of the Thamalakane River, 8 km from the airport, [4]. You can stay in comfortably appointed rooms, spacious chalets or pitch your tent in their well wooded campsite. Features include the largest swimming pool in town, a terrace bar, picturesque indoor bar, dining room and bird watchers paradise.

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Get out

• Okavango Delta is one of the most beautiful places of wildlife in Africa. Be sure to go there, but check for accommodation first.

More from Botswana: Chobe National Park souvenirs, Francistown culture, Gaborone hotels and youth hostels, Gweta culture, Maun travel tours, Moremi National Park souvenirs, Nata tourist attractions, Okavango Delta travel tours, Tsabong souvenirs More from Southern Africa: Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park tourist attractions, Botswana travel tours, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park culture, Lesotho hotels and youth hostels, Namibia souvenirs, South Africa hotels and youth hostels, Swaziland culture, Zimbabwe tourist attractions More from Africa: Central Africa travel tours, East Africa hotels and youth hostels, North Africa tourist attractions, Saharan Africa tourist attractions, Seychelles travel tours, Southern Africa travel tours, West Africa souvenirs More from Travel Tips 24: Africa souvenirs, Asia hotels and youth hostels, Europe souvenirs, North America souvenirs, Oceania souvenirs, South America tourist attractions Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) culture, Barcelona (Catalonia) hotels and youth hostels, Rome (Lazio) hotels and youth hostels, Singapore (Southeast Asia) souvenirs, South Africa (Southern Africa) hotels and youth hostels, Western Europe (Europe) travel tours, United Kingdom (Western Europe) culture, Europe (Home) hotels and youth hostels, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) culture, Morocco (North Africa) souvenirs

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