CDG → BGF

Mediterranean Crossing

Clear views of the deep blue Balearic Sea and the rugged coastline of North Africa near Algiers.

Grand Erg Occidental

Endless waves of massive orange sand dunes stretching across the Algerian Sahara for hundreds of miles.

Ahaggar Mountains

Stunning volcanic plugs and jagged peaks rising sharply from the desert floor in southern Algeria.

Niger River Bend

The lifeline of the Sahel, visible as a silver thread surrounded by a narrow band of green vegetation.

Congo Basin Canopy

An unbroken sea of deep green rainforest as the flight descends toward the Ubangi River and Bangui.

Bangui Cityscape

Views of the capital city and the wide Ubangi River which forms the natural border with the DRC.

Parisian Outskirts

Bird's-eye view of the Seine river as it meanders through the historic suburbs of Paris shortly after takeoff.

Distant Alps

Depending on the flight path over France, the snow-capped peaks of the French Alps may be visible on the eastern horizon.

Tassili n'Ajjer

Dramatic sandstone rock forests and lunar-like plateaus in the Algerian section of the Sahara Desert.

Lake Chad Basin

Distant views of the vast, shallow wetlands that mark the transition from the arid Sahel to tropical Africa.

Cameroonian Highlands

Rugged, emerald-green volcanic mountains that signal the entry into the moist tropical zones of the continent.