'The Sahara embodies scale and mystery, the thin line between survival and destruction, the power to take life or to transform it . . .'

Of all Michael Palin's epic voyages, this may be his greatest ever challenge: crossing the vast and unforgiving Sahara Desert. From the westernmost point of Senegal to Libya's Mediterranean beaches, Sahara is a journey full of beauty, excitement, danger - and plenty of camel stew.

"Brisk, fresh and makes you want to go where he has gone, if not necessarily to eat camel liver" - Daily Telegraph

"The ultimate armchair travel book" - Guardian

"A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes" - Daily Mail

"Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with" - Observer

"Palin makes a wonderful travelling companion ... his humour is set at exactly the right pitch" - Daily Telegraph