Google Strapped A Street View Camera To A Camel’s Back In The Middle Of A Desert, And The Video Is Gorgeous

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

Google has gone to some crazy places in the name of capturing environments for Street View — including underwater at The Great Barrier Reef and ancient temples in Cambodia.

In its latest display of adventurous trekking, Google strapped a Street View camera to a camel’s back as it walked through the Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates.

The desert’s endless, golden sands juxtaposed with the blue sky is truly beautiful, and lets you feel like you’re really exploring the Arabian desert.

Google made a video of the process.

First, we meet the travelers:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

And watch them make their way through the dramatic landscape:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

Which seems to go on forever:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

You can then check out the actual footage as it looks on Street View:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

You feel like you’re really exploring the Liwa Desert:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

And seeing a world you may never have otherwise:

Camel Street View
Camel Street View

Screenshot / YouTube

Check out the full video below:

(Via Slate)

Read more stories on Business Insider, Malaysian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business and technology news website.