Maun

The core of Maun, say from Riley's Hotel to the airport, is walkable, but usually hot. Further out than that — and a number of popular camps are to the north-east of town — you will want to get a ride.

There is a roundabout just a few hundred metres northeast of Riley's Hotel and the Tourist office. It is a useful reference point. From here, Tesheko Tsheko road runs southwest past Riley's to the bus station and market at Tsaro St, ~1.5km. Sekgoma Road runs southeast, crossing the Thamalakane River, past the Maun Education Park, and on to Francistown. Moeti Road runs northwest. And Sir Seretse Khama Road runs north to the Maun airport ~2.5km, and thence to the popular camps, to Moremi, and to Shorobe.

Taxis and combis have blue license plates. Expect to pay BWP 30 for a taxi to the camps north of town. In this area, especially on relatively high-speed roads, available taxis will honk gently once to see if you are interested. To show that you want a taxi, stick your arm out parallel to the ground, perpendicular and towards the road, palm-down, and flap your fingers. Raising your hand will probably also work, but the finger-flapping is the way the locals do it.

Note that taxis do not have a central dispatch system. Thus, if you want to call a taxi to fetch you from somewhere a bit remote, you need to have the mobile number of a taxi driver. Also note that driving after dark is dangerous due to animals on the road, so there will be fewer taxis running after dark.

Combis vans run from the bus station along ten specified routes.

Route 1

north to the airport, and the camps north of town

Route 7

southeast to Maun Educational Park

The following companies offer cars for hire. Note: car hire typically carries a per-km charge. If you are coming from outside Southern Africa, you may be able to get unlimited km allowance by making your reservation with an international company on their website.

Maun Self Drive 4x4

Kitted out 4x4s equipped for camping at affordable rates. Backed up by in-country support, with extensive unparalleled knowledge of onroad and offroad routes, campsites and accommodation within Botswana.

Budget

Local office of the international chain.

Holiday Safari 4x4 Hire