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!

 

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