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The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert

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Africa ’s deserts offer romantic settings, striking landscapes and a variety of outdoor adventures that reflect the unique personalities of each place.

Sossusvlei in Namib -Naukluft National Park in the middle of what researchers consider the world's oldest desert — formed between 55 and 80 million years ago when dinosaurs still walked the Earth .

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is the globe's largest permanent desert lake.

The arid landscapes of Tunisia were the spitting image of the desert planet Tatooine in the first Star Wars’ film.

Four of the movies were shot on location in Tunisia , and more than a dozen of those cinematic sites are now tourist attractions.

Visitors can discover some of the skills of the San people in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia .