Motorhome Hire in Maun, Botswana

Maun is the fifth largest town in Botswana. It is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native

huts. Maun is the "tourism capital" of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland

district. It is also the headquarters of numerous safari and air-charter operations who run trips

into the Okavango Delta.

 

Although officially still a village, Maun has developed rapidly from a rural frontier town and has spread along the Thamalakane River. It now has shopping centres, hotels and lodges as well

as car hire, although it retains a rural atmosphere and local tribesmen continue to bring their

cattle to Maun to sell.

 

The community is distributed along the wide banks of the Thamalakane River where red lechwe

can still be seen grazing next to local donkeys, goats and cattle. Maun is 30 km distant from

Toteng. This dusty, sprawling town has been the start of expeditions into the wilds since the

turn of the century, and it is now the safari capital of the country. The Okavango Delta , in Botswana, is the world's largest inland delta.

The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that dried up some 10,000 years ago. Today, the Okavango River has no outlet to the sea. Instead, it empties onto the sands of

the Kalahari Desert, irrigating 15,000 km² of the desert. Each year some 11 cubic kilometres of water reach the delta. Some of this water reaches further south to create Lake Ngami.

 

We offer excellent RV-Motorhome or Campervan hire rates for Maun, Botswana. To get a Motorhome hire quotation simple go to the Motorhome Hire section on our website and use our quotation and campervan booking engine.