But centuries ago, caravans of thousands of camels burdened with salt crossed the Sahara to arrive in fabled cities like Timbuktu, in neighboring Mali, or in Agadez, about 350 miles southwest of here.

The glittering slabs of white salt had been ferried across more than 400 miles of the Sahara, as they always have. Al-Hussein Boubakar, their purveyor, was haggling with a customer, as he always does.

MERZOUGA, Morocco – The muted cadence of the camels' footsteps remains steady as the animals weave their way through the towering sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Only a few kilometers into the desert ...

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Sahara Trek Nearly a century ago, explorer Hanns Vischer undertook a grueling 1,500-mile journey by camel across the Sahara desert. He later said that he entered the desert like a fool, and left ...

The most iconic desert in the world is the Sahara. I drove for days, rode a camel for hours, and slept under the stars just to see it.

As our camel train edges along ochre dunes and the sun sets over the Sahara, the air is still and quiet. I FEEL like Lawrence of Arabia. Read Today's Paper Tributes ...

You will encounter everything from ancient Kasbahs to villagers washing clothes in a stream to a caravan of camels and endless dunes. The Sahara Desert is an adventurer's dream vacation and a must ...

I FEEL like Lawrence of Arabia. As our camel train edges along ochre dunes and the sun sets over the Sahara, the air is still and quiet.

As our camel train edges along ochre dunes and the sun sets over the Sahara, the air is still and quiet. I FEEL like Lawrence of Arabia. Read Today's Paper Tributes ...

You will encounter everything from ancient Kasbahs to villagers washing clothes in a stream to a caravan of camels and endless dunes. The Sahara Desert is an adventurer's dream vacation and a must ...