The Most Surreal Desert Landscapes Around The World You Can Actually Visit

18. White Desert, Egypt – A Snowy Mirage in the Sands

In the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert lies a landscape that seems impossible: the White Desert (Sahara el Beyda). Here, towering chalk-white rock formations rise out of the golden sand, sculpted by the wind into bizarre, ghostly shapes. Some formations look like mushrooms, others like giant icebergs stranded in the middle of the desert. At sunrise and sunset, the white rocks glow in shades of orange and pink, creating a mesmerizing, dreamlike scene that’s unlike anywhere else on Earth.