4 Best Hotels in Maun, Botswana

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We've compiled the best of the best in Maun - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Audi Camp

$ | Shorobe Rd., Maun, Botswana

This lively tented camp offers a budget option for the Okavango Delta with comfortable no-frills en suite tents either in the campsite or (for a small premium) on raised wooden stilts overlooking the river. There's also a self-catering house that sleeps 10, as well as camping. All accommodation, except camping, includes breakfast. There's a decent bar, situated beside a pool, and a reliable restaurant with a wooden deck for sunset viewing. The camp, 12 km (7 miles) from Maun, offers a wide range of activities and excursions from vehicle and walking safaris to mokoro trips. "Audi" means fish eagle in Setswana, and you can expect to see (and hear) many of these magnificent birds during your stay. 

Pros

  • Affordable lodging
  • Excellent service and staff
  • Good value excursions

Cons

  • Only 4 tents have river views
  • Tents can be cold in winter
  • All activities extra
Shorobe Rd., Maun, Botswana
686–0599
hotel Details
14 tents, 1 self-catered house
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Cresta Riley's

$ | Tsheko Tsheko Rd., Maun, Botswana

A Maun institution, this comfortable modern hotel, now under Cresta ownership and situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River, is a far cry from the seven dusty rooms built by the legendary Harry Riley in the 1930s. Harry's Bar is still going, although planes no longer taxi straight up to the bar as in the good old days, and it's frequented more by businessmen than locals. Rooms are comfortable and clean but not particularly imaginative, and Riley's Grill still serves a good meal.  

Pros

  • Central location
  • Clean and comfortable
  • Attractive gardens and pool

Cons

  • Bland hotel-like rooms
  • Inside restaurant lacks character
  • In the busy center of town
Tsheko Tsheko Rd., Maun, Botswana
686–0204
hotel Details
51 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Thamalakane River Lodge

$ | Shorobe Rd., Maun, Botswana

Situated en route to Moremi Game Reserve, this lovely lodge sits on the bank of the Thamalakane River with 32 very comfortable stone-and-thatch en suite chalets that overlook the river. Breakfast is included and there is also a pool. There are two Kingfisher family units, which have two bedrooms and a shared bathroom. Dinners are either à la carte or plated set menus, depending on numbers.

Pros

  • Lodge feel
  • Closest accommodation in Maun to Moremi Game Reserve
  • Good atmosphere and service

Cons

  • If you're not en route to Moremi it's a bit out of the way
  • Dinner may not be à la carte
  • There are cheaper options
Shorobe Rd., Maun, Botswana
76-315--207
hotel Details
34 chalets
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Thamo Telele

$$ | Maun, Botswana

Recently rebuilt, renovated, and renamed, this giraffe-themed camp (formerly Royal Tree Lodge) is the closest you will get to a safari camp in Maun. In addition to the giraffes, which are being sensitively habituated by resident zoologists, you can walk or ride on horseback among zebras, wildebeests, kudus, elands, gemsboks, impalas, and ostriches. Nine comfortable and vibrant en suite, air-conditioned tents on decks are adorned with playful giraffe patterns and feature indoor claw-foot baths and outside showers. Two larger thatched chalets provide a slightly more cosseted option. Meals are taken on the scenic patio, shaded by leadwood and bird plum trees. There is enough to occupy two nights here if time allows and the sunset giraffe activity promises to be a unique not-to-be-missed wildlife experience.

Pros

  • Horse riding available
  • Chance to get up close to giraffes
  • Only Maun accommodation with wildlife

Cons

  • More expensive than most alternative options
  • 30 minutes' drive from airport
  • No desk in tents
Maun, Botswana
27-21-001--1574-in South Africa
hotel Details
11 rooms
Rate Includes: All-Inclusive, Rate includes walks, 1 horse ride, and 1 massage

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