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