TV Nature - Season 20 Episode 2 : Africa: Desert Odyssey Nature - Season 20 Episode 2 : Africa: Desert Odyssey 7.8/10 by 39 users For centuries, the Tuareg people have braved the brutal Sahara to trade in salt, a precious cargo once worth its weight in gold. In this episode of AFRICA, Adam Ilius,salt production a young boy of nine, crosses hundreds of miles of desolate and dangerous desert on his first trans-Saharan salt caravan. After months of traveling, will Adam make it to Bilma, Niger to sell the caravan's salt for necessary food and clothing? Or will the shifting sands of the desert spell disaster for this tenacious group? Details Casts Posters Images Title Nature - Season 20 Episode 2 : Africa: Desert Odyssey Alternative Titles Nature with George Page First Air Date 1982-10-10 Last Air Date 2025-10-29 Number of Episodes 683 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, Family, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Nature Season 20 :Episode 1 Africa: Savanna Homecoming Africa: Savanna Homecoming 2001-09-09 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 2 Africa: Desert Odyssey Africa: Desert Odyssey 2001-09-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 3 Africa: Voices of the Forest Africa: Voices of the Forest 2001-09-23 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 4 Africa: Mountains of Faith Africa: Mountains of Faith 2001-09-30 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 5 Africa: Love in the Sahel Africa: Love in the Sahel 2001-10-07 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 6 Africa: Restless Waters Africa: Restless Waters 2001-10-14 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 7 Africa: Leopards of Zanzibar Africa: Leopards of Zanzibar 2001-10-21 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 8 Africa: Southern Treasures Africa: Southern Treasures 2001-10-28 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 9 Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies 2001-11-04 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 10 Dogs: the Early Years Dogs: the Early Years 2001-11-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 11 Animals Behaving Badly Animals Behaving Badly 2001-11-18 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 12 Ravens Ravens 2001-12-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 13 Condition Black Condition Black 2002-01-13 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 14 The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan 2002-02-10 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 15 Song of the Earth with David Attenborough Song of the Earth with David Attenborough 2002-04-07 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 16 Big Red Roos Big Red Roos 2002-04-14 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 20 :Episode 17 The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor 2002-05-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...