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