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!

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