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!

 

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