"Hollywood's desert of choice is in Europe"
World Famous
Sahara Desert
Morocco
Endless golden dunes, camel treks, and starlit nights in the world's largest hot desert.
“Good enough for Lawrence of Arabia, good enough for you”
European Alternative
Tabernas Desert
Spain
Europe's only true desert! Filmed as a stand-in for the Sahara, Wild West, and even Mars. Sergio Leone shot his spaghetti westerns here. Wild, empty, and surreal.
Why These Two?
Both offer vast, arid desert landscapes with golden-brown terrain stretching to the horizon. Hollywood agrees - they used Tabernas as the Sahara.
Sahara Desert
Tabernas Desert
The True Cost
World
Sahara Desert
flight
Europe
Tabernas Desert
train
€463
True Cost Saved
547kg
Less CO2
92%
Emission Reduction
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