The Sahara Desert – Book Flights, Cars & Hotels Online

Explore the untouched beauty of the Sahara Desert with VisitAfrica.com. This incredible no-man's-land captures Africa's powerful essence like no other view.

Over 90 million square kilometers (3 and a half square miles) in size, the Sahara, which name in Arabic means "The Greatest Desert" is indeed the greatest hot desert on the face of the planet. It rules almost all of Africa’s north and has been both the heart of the continent and a defining characteristic of its nature for as long as the human mind can recall. The endless dunes of sand and almost unbearable emptiness has inspired many stories and challenged vigorous explorers, some of which lost their sanity or lives trying to overcome it.

The Sahara is ancient and timeless. It has existed for over 3 million year and even today, when most of the world is filled with people, it still lays in mostly undisturbed science. And yet, determined travelers can enjoy magnificent trips to the desert’s boundaries and travel within them with ease and safety.

There are many possible trips that will allow you to enjoy this unique region and you can plan them yourselves with some online resources or join one of the prearranged expeditions leaving from Europe or the States. There are many options to see the desert as is The Sahara covers extensive parts of Egypt, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali and Sudan. Most planed trips to this area make sure to give you a glimpse of the Sahara, but if you want to really enjoy the experience, find one that allows you to sleep under the starlet sky for at least one night, absorbing the quietness and greatness of the nature around you.

Invest some time comparing trips online. One possible option is responsibletravel.com , but there are many others offering different style of travelling.