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!

 

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