Examining the spirituality of spiritual tourists: A Sahara desert experience

- Sahara desert is congruent with spirituality.
- Personal spiritual emptiness connects with the physical emptiness of the desert.
- Feeling of security in de desert facilitates spiritual fulfillment.
- Nature-based authenticity and existential authenticity are intrinsically linked to the authenticity of the desert experience.
- Spiritual tourists experience self-actualisation, closeness to God, or self-renewal/refreshment.