The Hoggar Mountains, Algeria: simply peering up at its steep peaks and soaring craggy cliffs is enough to give even the most grounded visitor the giddies
Sud Lipez, Bolivia: rich in colour, it’s home to sun-scorched, copper-hued volcanoes and vivid turquoise lagoons
Ennedi, Chad: sand, water and labyrinths of wind-sculpted rock all reside in the Ennedi, known as an ‘Eden in the Sahara’
Parque Nacional dos Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil: Beautiful and otherworldly, they have a surreal part Saharapart Seychelles vibe
Danakil, Ethiopia: An alien-like landscape of lucid colour with acid pools, salt pans and lava lakes
Thar, India: Visiting its golden, ever-shifting dunes goes hand in hand with getting to know its inhabitants
Namib, Namibia: moving mass of sand that stretches for more than 1,200 miles along the Atlantic Ocean, the Namib is the oldest desert on the planet, with the highest sand dunes
Sahara, Morocco: It’s a vast and varied terrain of dusty mountains, expansive plains, plateaus and legendary dune fields that peak
Atacama, Chile: The red ridges of the Valle de la Luna (the Valley of the Moon) inside the desert are a beautiful, mystical blend of stone