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Maun Cultural Tour: Discover Botswana's Vibrant Village
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Maun
Discover Maun’s vibrant culture on a 3-hour tour. Experience local life, meet the people, and explore the unique stories beyond Botswana’s wildlife.
Discover Maun’s vibrant culture on a 3-hour tour. Experience local life, meet the people, and explore the unique stories beyond Botswana’s wildlife.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Maun - Encounter the donkey carts, roadside vendors, unassuming yet vibrant corners, contemporary street art, and the people, getting an authentic glimpse of life in Botswana. Learn about local customs and traditions from your host, intermingled with their own personal experiences. Feast your senses on the sights, smells and sounds when walking…
- Maun - Encounter the donkey carts, roadside vendors, unassuming yet vibrant corners, contemporary street art, and the people, getting an authentic glimpse of life in Botswana. Learn about local customs and traditions from your host, intermingled with their own personal experiences. Feast your senses on the sights, smells and sounds when walking through the vibrant marketplace. Taste some traditional dishes at a local Café. Meet some of our resident talents and admire their crafts. Look out for the BaHerero women dressed in their big, elaborate, and colorful dresses. Try your hand at the ancient practice of basket weaving and hear the stories behind the beautiful patterns. Compliment your safari experience with this immersive 3-hour Maun tour that partners with the community, enabling economic empowerment and developing cultural ambassadors.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Craft purchases
- Alcoholic beverages
- Craft purchases
- Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information
The Maun Immersive Cultural Tour offers guests a chance to explore Botswana beyond its wildlife. Experiencing our country wouldn’t be complete without engaging with the unique story of Maun’s people and the vibrant culture of the village. We are thrilled to introduce you to the dusty roads, donkey carts, lively yet humble corners, the people, and the…
The Maun Immersive Cultural Tour offers guests a chance to explore Botswana beyond its wildlife. Experiencing our country wouldn’t be complete without engaging with the unique story of Maun’s people and the vibrant culture of the village. We are thrilled to introduce you to the dusty roads, donkey carts, lively yet humble corners, the people, and the places that make the Maun experience a truly enchanting story.
Enhance your safari adventure with this engaging 3-hour Maun tour that collaborates with the community, fostering economic empowerment and nurturing cultural ambassadors. A private tour option is available.
Location
The Duck Cafe Bar
The Duck Cafe, directly across the street from the main entrance of the Maun Airport
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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U2672copiam
Sep 20, 2025
Wonderful insides of people living in Botswana - I really enjoyed this tour with Kay, she told us so many interesting stories about the town if Maun and the people of Botswana. Stories I have not heard within my two weeks of travelling in Botswana before. She showed us several handcraft production sites where we had the chance to see how e.g. baskets were produced while we had a chance to chat with the ladies producing handcrafts.
Thank Kay, it was a wonderful experience.
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Phadow
Sep 19, 2025
really nice experience - This tour was amazing! It gave me real insight in local live and customs. Kaye, the tour guide, is very knowledgeable and friendly. I really appreciated these 3 hours. It was a perfect addition to my safari tours.
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Cheryl
May 27, 2025
Fantastic cultural tour and experience- highly recommend - An absolutely fantastic tour ps led with fascinating information about Botswana culture and traditions - including the negotiation for bride price even modern women like our guide and business owner Kay will do- where the uncles from prospective bride and grooms meet to negotiate bride price (valued in cattle) to the three months isolation a new mother and baby take part in to the two types of justice - social justice is administered within a day by the chief of one of 28 principalities and uses communication, cooperation and forgiveness to restore harmony - and civil law involving police and courts. We learned to weave baskets with local tribe sisters, ate local traditional food, visited a street artist and a local market and more. I highly recommend this tour- even if you only have a few hours in Maun Kay and her team will collect you at the airport. Support this entrepreneur and the local craftspeople and businesses she features!
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Paulinerick
May 17, 2025
An exceptionally impactful, & fun, cultural tour - Kay, the guide, and the men and women we met made this tour wonderful! Learning about the many ethnic groups in Maun and their relationship to each other, gave us a new appreciation for the country. Most impressive was learning about how they care for a mother after she has given birth. You'll have to go on the tour to learn about that!
We also learned about the traditions the couple must go through before marriage.
I loved meeting the artisans at the many tour stops, especially the women who make the baskets. Each basket has an extraordinary story (could be about zebras, turtles, giraffes, etc). The sisters make the best baskets in the country in my opinion. I wish I would have purchased more. I even tried my hand at making a basket but was a total failure, lol.
Lunch was delish at Planet Culture.
Lastly, I enjoyed learning about the meaning of a person's name. It often had a long story behind it which gave me an even deeper understanding of the culture.
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613bobbieg
Sep 18, 2024
A Fun and Informative Activity! - This was a last minute booking because of a delay in our departure from Botswana to Cape Town; it ended up being the best thing that could have happened! Such a worthwhile and informative tour. And fun! We had a great time and purchased some wonderful gifts! Of course, we loved the fact that Travel for Impact is making such a positive difference in the community!!
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Mamadr1
Sep 10, 2024
Let this tour introduce you to the "Gateway to the Delta" - We stopped over in Maun in order to visit Elephant Havens. Our travel agent arranged this tour for the afternoon before. What at first seemed to be a dusty stopover from the airport soon became a hub of Botswana culture as Kay and her fellow guide introduced us to the kgotla, car wash, local artists and BOTS Quality Baskets. We learned about the role that traditional chiefs play in Botswana's government, customs related to marriage, traditional tools and visited the marketplace. This tour certainly enriched our experience of wonderful Botswana!
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Tina_h
Jun 30, 2024
Great cultural experience you don’t want to miss it. - Enjoyed visiting lively old mall and market place, sampling traditional food at plant culture cafe. Food was really good. Liked trying basket weaving and enjoyed learning about the history of maun. Guide Kay and van driver were great. Left my mug in van and they tracked me down to return it to me.
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Emmanuellep696
Jun 14, 2024
wonderful and informative experience in maun - Great time, very pleasant and informative in Maun, discovering lively and charming places, unexpected ones like markets, a corner of nature and walking (I saw my first crocodile 'outside of a safari' there), or visiting BOTS QUALITY BASKETS with their incredible traditional baskets. Our guide had many anecdotes, and we learned a lot about the life and customs of the locals at every moment of the walk. Very nice, it's really worth it!
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Dimitrisx2455ge
May 28, 2024
Enjoying the Hustle and Bustle of Maun! - We were bright-eyed with joy exploring a layer behind the scenes of Maun. What looks like a dusty donkey town from the skies, it was wonderful to be immersed in the hustle and bustle of Maun.
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Z1468xamelissar
May 28, 2024
Highly recommend getting into the special nooks & crannies of Maun with this tour! - This is a must-do if you have a few extra hours in Maun! It was so interesting to learn from a local artisan how the exquisite Botswana baskets are made, experience the lively markets, see colorful street art, meet talented artists, and even encounter wildlife right in town. Kay is an engaging and knowledgeable guide, making the tour personal and fun!
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