Best desert parks to visit worldwide

Desert parks are about light and temperature. The dunes of Namib-Naukluft, the rock arches of Utah, the Pinnacles of Nambung and the lagoons of Lencois Maranhenses all look best in the first and last hour of the day, and in summer the hours between can be dangerous. Tours are timed accordingly: sunrise departures to Sossusvlei, sunset trips to Uluru and the Pinnacles, and 4×4 crossings of the Maranhao dunes that end with a swim.