| Maun is Botswana's tourist capital. It is a busy center | | | | operations whose signs and offices dot almost every |
| in the country and a real travel hub with daily flights | | | | intersection. |
| from Gaborone, Victoria Falls, South Africa and | | | | Since the town's establishment in 1915 as the tribal |
| Namibia. | | | | capital of the Batawana people, Maun has had a |
| The Delta is the main attraction in the region. Within | | | | rough and ready reputation as a hard-living 'Wild |
| few hours of travel from Maun, travellers can find | | | | West' town servicing the local cattle ranching and |
| themselves in the Okavango, Moremi Game Reserve | | | | hunting operations. But with the growth of the |
| and the Chobe-Zambezi Area. | | | | tourism industry and the completion of the tar road |
| The best time to go is during the winter months | | | | from Nata in the early 1990's, Maun has developed |
| from May to October when there is little or no rainfall | | | | rapidly, losing much of its old frontier town character. |
| and the days are warm and cloudless. Nights can be | | | | It is now home to over +- 30000 people. |
| cold though so take a jacket. November to April can | | | | Regular supplies of almost everything can be bought |
| be very hot, with most of the rainfall between | | | | in Maun, and the town boasts several good shopping |
| December and February. | | | | centres, filling stations, a choice of hotels and lodges. |
| Maun has developed rapidly from its early days as a | | | | The Maun Airport, which was officially opened in 1996 |
| rural frontier town and has spread along the wide | | | | after extensive renovations, is - if one counts the |
| Thamalakane River. It now boasts shopping centres | | | | light aircraft charters to the various Delta camps - |
| and 4-wheel drive vehicle hire. However, it retains a | | | | one of the busiest airports in Southern Africa. |
| rural atmosphere and local tribesmen still bring their | | | | The name Maun is derived from the San word |
| cattle here to sell. You will see antelopes grazing the | | | | "maung", which means "the place of short reeds". |
| river banks. | | | | The village began in 1915 as the capital for the |
| Maun, situated at the gateway to the Delta. Maun is | | | | Tawana people. The capital was moved from Toteng |
| the administrative centre of Ngamiland. It is also the | | | | after glorious victory over Ndebele King Lobengula. |
| headquarters of countless safari and air-charter | | | | |