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!

 

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