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