There are many amazing places you can go to travel, especially if you want to travel the whole world, go to different places and check your travel bucket list. One can never really assume how good it can get because when you are already there everything is surreal. You might have expectations but the truth is you will not really know unless you have been there.
In the North-African region, people have been eyeing the Sahara Desert. Indeed, it is a sight that the place naturally has. There are a lot of unseen mysteries as well as artifacts that can add up to your Sahara adventure. That is why, upon visiting Morocco, make sure you put the Sahara Desert in your itinerary and visit how magnificent the place can get. With that said, there are also a few things that you will need to know if you do visit the desert.
Largest Desert in the world.
The Sahara is marked in the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the north by both the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, in the east by the Red Sea. A semi-arid field that creates small perturbations between the Sahara in the north and the wet savannah belt throughout the south. Filling almost half of northern Africa, it is about 3,000 miles across east to west. Between about 800 and 1,200 miles by south to north.
The wonderful beauty of the Sahara Desert.
In Spite of the scorching heat of the sun during the day, the immense beauty and the feeling of tranquility adds up to the wholeness of the Sahara scenery. The naturally-made sand waves, the sand dunes, it all adds up which makes the desert even more appealing to the eye. You will be even more amazed that the desert you are standing on now, is a remnant of a historical sea called “Tethys”. It is a place that both travelers and historians find very astonishing. Hence, giving you the feeling of being able to be part of history.
The heat and temperature of the Sahara Desert.
If you want to experience real heat, make sure you do visit the Sahara Desert. Although geologically, the Sahara desert temperature varies from time to time. The normal temperature in the desert is really intense. Since there is literally no water in the area. There is also no shade since there are no trees. As mentioned, the temperature also changes depending on what time of the day it is. For instance, if it is night time. The temperature usually goes around 10 to 20 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, day time temperature in the desert usually does not go beyond 50-degree Celsius.
With all that in mind, you can never really tell where the end of the desert is which adds to the adventurous feeling you get when traveling here. Visit the Sahara desert and see for yourself the wonders that the desert holds.