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!

 

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