Shifting Sands
One often thinks of the Gobi Desert as a dry and lifeless area when it is actually quite the opposite. Asia’s largest desert is teeming with wildlife, rich in gold, copper and coal deposits, and is highly regarded by archaeologists as it features the biggest dinosaur fossil reservoir in the world. It was here that they first discovered that dinosaurs laid eggs.
Today the Gobi Desert continues to grow due to climate change and desertification. While sand dunes only make up a small slice of the desert, the Mongolian territory boasts the most stunning part the Khongoryn Els sand dune, which is up to 300m high, 12km wide and 100km long. This mystical place is home to camel breeders who are famous for being hospitable to travellers.