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
Explore the iconic Saguaro National Park, home to the giant saguaro cactus and stunning desert landscapes in Arizona, USA
Roam ochre dunes, shipwreck coast, and wildlife-rich pans of Namibia
Explore the world's oldest desert and red dunes
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.
The gateway to the salt flat, the train cemetery and three-day jeep trips to the coloured lagoons.
Fly over the Nazca Lines, giant desert figures etched into Peru's coastal plain two thousand years ago
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).
Explore Joshua tree forests, desert boulders, rugged mountains, and stargazing in Joshua Tree National Park.
Experience salt flats, dunes, canyons, mountains, and extreme desert landscapes in Death Valley National Park.
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.
The oasis where Alexander consulted the oracle, salt lakes to float in and the mud-brick Shali fortress.
Boats to the Ballestas islands of sea lions and penguins, and the desert reserve next door.
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.
The Red Centre town: the MacDonnell ranges, Aboriginal art galleries and the road to Uluru.
Five fortified Mozabite towns in the M’zab valley, a thousand years of cubist architecture in the Sahara.
An adobe oasis in the driest desert on Earth: geysers, salt flats, flamingos and the clearest night sky.
The door of the desert and the film studios of Gladiator and Game of Thrones, next to the Ait Benhaddou kasbah.
The Garden City oasis, camel market and Jebel Hafeet, the UAE's only UNESCO site.
Coral reefs on the Red Sea, the Underwater Observatory and the desert of Timna, at Israel's southern tip.
Saguaro cacti in the Desert Botanical Garden and Camelback Mountain at dawn, before the heat.
A bazaar city on the edge of the Lut desert, with the Ganjali Khan bathhouse and the Rayen citadel nearby.
Hegra, the Nabataean tombs of the southern Petra, and the Elephant Rock in a desert of sandstone.
A golden sandstone fort still lived in, and camel safaris into the Thar desert dunes.
The Sunday livestock market and the Id Kah mosque, the Silk Road oasis where China meets Central Asia.
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