The top 10 deserts in the world

A desert can be a truly awe-inspiring and life altering travel experience—nothing can beat the serenity of a night in the desert under the stars. Get away from it all into a sea of shifting dunes and moon-like rock formations—as well as evidence of long-dead civilisations—perhaps to find aspects of yourself that you didn't know existed? Everybody should experience a desert in this way at least once.
Technically a desert is a region that receives less than 25 cm of rain per year on average and so we’re not just talking sand. Only 15% of the world’s desert surface is pure sand and most of it is in the Sahara and the Arabian deserts. As for the rest, there are rocks, gravel, pebbles and in Antarctica it’s all ice, as far as the eye can see.

Whether it’s braving the baking sun during the day (and the freezing cold at night), the rocky road or the perpetual cold, crossing a desert is a unique and powerful emotional experience. This trip of a lifetime is best done on foot, including camping at night.