Maun

Gateway to the Okavango Delta

Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login · reviewed 2026-07-05

The journal

The mokoro guide cut the engine and let us drift into the reeds, poling in silence so we wouldn't spook a heron standing one-legged in the shallows. Water lilies closed around the hull. Nobody spoke for twenty minutes. I had never understood the word 'delta' as a living thing until Maun taught me.

Things to do

Okavango Delta · Wetland

Vast inland delta of channels and islands, explored by mokoro canoe and light aircraft. Best: May–Oct

Moremi Game Reserve · Game reserve

Premier Big Five reserve in the eastern delta, rich with lions, leopards and elephants. Best: May–Oct

Boro River Mokoro Safari · River safari

Glide silently by dugout canoe through reed-lined channels alive with birds and hippos. Best: May–Oct

Nxai Pan National Park · National park

Salt pans and baobabs drawing zebra migrations and predators after the rains. Best: Dec–Apr

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans · Salt Flats

Expansive mineral flats accessible from Maun gateway. Best: May–Sep

Arrival

Airport

Maun International Airport (MUB) — Delta gateway; light-aircraft transfers to camps from here.

SIM / data

Mascom or Orange SIM at Maun arrivals with passport.

Money on arrival

Maun ATMs for pula; delta camps are card/cash, no ATMs there.

Daily costs

Backpacker/day

$35–50

Mid/day

$80–120

Comfort/day

$180–280

Rent (1BR)

$450–750

Delta safari gateway

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