Experience absolute silence in desert
Experience riding a camel, a traditional mode of transportation in desert regions
Experience the tranquility of sleeping under the stars in a desert
Experience a traditional desert crossing on camelback
Experience the thrill of sandboarding down desert dunes on a specialized board.
View naturally wave-shaped rock formation
Explore the stunning gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, USA
Explore the vast landscapes of Canyonlands National Park, known for its dramatic desert scenery carved by the Colorado River
Trek across any major desert landscape
Explore the iconic Saguaro National Park, home to the giant saguaro cactus and stunning desert landscapes in Arizona, USA
Witness rare desert wildflower blooms that occur after rainfall in locations like Chile's Atacama Desert or California's Death Valley
Roam ochre dunes, shipwreck coast, and wildlife-rich pans of Namibia
Explore the world's oldest desert and red dunes
Race a dune buggy up โ and sandboard down โ the giant dunes circling Huacachina, Peru's only desert oasis
Visit the Bledow Desert (Pustynia Bลฤdowska), Europe's largest inland sand dune area located in Poland, covering about 33 square kilometers.
Hike sandstone canyons, cliffs, rivers, and desert viewpoints in Zion National Park.
Stand on the rim of the Colorado River's vast canyon and hike iconic desert viewpoints in Grand Canyon National Park.
Experience the otherworldly landscape of Wadi Rum, a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan. Explore the vast red sand dunes and massive rock formations like Jebel Umm Fruth Rock Bridge and Lawrence's Spring (named after T.E. Lawrence, who based operations here during the Arab Revolt). Stay overnight in a Bedouin camp to enjoy traditional meals, stargazing in one of the world's darkest skies, and a jeep tour through the valley.
Explore Xinjiang, a vast autonomous region in northwest China known for its dramatic landscapes and diverse cultures. Trek through the Tianshan Mountains (home to the stunning Heavenly Lake and glaciers), visit the ancient city of Kashgar (with its Sunday livestock market and 1,000-year-old Id Kah Mosque), see the Flaming Mountains and Turpan Depression (one of the hottest places in China, famous for grapes and the Karez irrigation system), and discover the remote Altai Mountains and Kanas Lake (legendary for its mysterious lake monster and pristine forests).
Experience salt flats, dunes, canyons, mountains, and extreme desert landscapes in Death Valley National Park.
Explore Joshua tree forests, desert boulders, rugged mountains, and stargazing in Joshua Tree National Park.
The first Disney True-Life Adventure feature: the Sonoran desert, and a scorpion square dance nobody has forgiven.
Sandboard through a desert forever; the calmest endless runner.
A circular Berber fortified granary of 114 cells, built in the twelfth century and still standing.
The 27-metre mud minaret of the 16th-century mosque and the Tuareg gateway to the Sahara.
Flamingos on the lagoon, kayaking with seals at Pelican Point and the dunes of Sandwich Harbour.
A German Art Nouveau town on the wild coast and the ghost town of Kolmanskop swallowed by sand.
Boats to the Ballestas islands of sea lions and penguins, and the desert reserve next door.
The gateway to the salt flat, the train cemetery and three-day jeep trips to the coloured lagoons.
An adobe oasis in the driest desert on Earth: geysers, salt flats, flamingos and the clearest night sky.
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