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