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!

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