Welcome to the Dakhla Rovers Gallery

This gallery is a selection of our past and recent pictures, showing the amazing landscapes and wildlife of the Atlantic Sahara. We set up an account (dakhlarovers) and a project (Dakhla nature) in the iNaturalist community of researchers and amateurs to improve the knowledge base and rise awareness about Dakhla’s stunning nature. We are committed to deliver as many observations as we can, while further reports can be found in our Mammals & Reptiles and Birdwatching pages.

We encourage our guest to join in, and contribute their observations, too. Curious by nature? Have a look at our Help section. For a daily stream of fresh and vintage pics from Dakhla, check the @DakhlaRovers Twitter account!

 

Savannah landscape with mountains on the background – this, too, is Dakhla
Camel photobombing (with crow)
A Zen garden in the Dakhla desert
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
The sun goes down, and a peaceful night begins
Peaceful dunes in the Dakhla desert
A tall dune ready to engulf acacia tress
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) and Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
An empty space that can only be filled letting your spirit expand free
The Sebkha of Imlili is a kaleidoscope
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
Can you touch it?
Pools at Imlili, water in the desert of Dakhla
Not just sand – canyons and cliffs are all around the place
Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) and Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Red kite (Milvus milvus)
Sand along the coast of Dakhla
The bay of Dakhla on a calm, windless day
Soft ripples over the White Dune
Surprises in the dunes
The sky is the limit!
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Grass battered by the wind where the first dunes start to appear
The power of ocean waves on a beach in Dakhla
Colors and shapes keep changing around Dakhla
Guinea Tilapia (Tilapia guineensis)
Mystic reflections simulate water on a flat, hot desert plane
The RAMSAR zone in the bay of Dakhla
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Desert sunset
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Savannah-like grass attrac a multitude of animals big and small at Oued Jenna
Getting into the dunes, while the sun goes down
Plenty of colors at the White Dune
Sand dollar (Heliophora orbiculus)
Canyons in the Dakhla desert
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
A long journey begins, another amazing day in the Dakhla desert
Sleeping in the savannah around Dakhla
Fulvous Chatterer (Turdoides fulva)
Sand Cat, Felis margarita (Ph. A. Jonsson, modified)
Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa teuszii)
Rocks and sky around Dakhla
Fading away in the dunes
A classic Sahara vision
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Dakhla Rovers open desert and sky
Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex)
Temminck’s Lark (Eremophila bilopha)
Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes)
Cricket Longtail (Spiloptila clamans)
Bits of savannah around Dakhla
Rüppell’s Fox (Vulpes rueppellii)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
The dragon sleeps tonight – Dragon Island at low tide
Water – a hidden secret
Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
A Martian lansdscape along the Atlantic coast
Sunset on the Dragon Island
Canyons in the Dakhla desert
#DakhlaRovers #desert
Desert spurge (Euphorbia officinarum ssp. echinus)
Cliffs along the Atlantic coast
The vastness of the desert welcomes Dakhla Rovers
Sand and bushes in the Dakhla desert
Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo ascalaphus)
Surprises in the dunes
A golden Dragon Island while the sun goes down
Dunes – just the best playground ever!
Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx sp.)
European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Dunes can make walls!
Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
Martian landscapes in the Dakhla desert
A lonely acacia tree offers shelter from the sun
West African Fiddler Crab (Uca tangeri)
Morning in the dunes
Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)
Sunset over a camp in the dunes
Colors change with time and season on the dunes of Dakhla
The sky meets the ocean at the White Dune
Be yourself watching sunset in the dunes
Sunset colors on the way back to Dakhla
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Where is Dakhla? Bring your sun screen!
Dunes, water and mountains in the Dakhla desert