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!

 

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