Here's a few of us doing airport arrivals the other day:
We also accompanied the guests on an evening excursion to a purpose built desert camp by the Al Maha Resort in Dubai. You can imagine it's quite a machinery shuttling 800 people around! Some guests had dressed up to get the full experience..:
Arriving in the desert they were met by a red carpet lined with lanterns, so pretty. As per usual the camp had a souk, some camels, falcons, henna ladies, BBQ food and entertainment in the shape of belly dancers and fire dancers. The guests all came back to the buses having had a great time.
This is a different type of work to my normal city tours. There is a lot more of managing with these big groups of people, and in general try to be on hand to be helpful. Also more socializing and answering questions, and less "guiding". I enjoy it every now and then for a change, at least when each work day passes without too many issues...
Sunday morning I took a group of guests to the Falcon Hospital, one of my favourite excursion spots. It was a great visit for the guests, they really got to be hands on with the falcons, and were all very pleased with their trip.
Even I got a photo with one of the falcons this time! New profile picture for my Instagram account!
Mostly I enjoy getting to see and spend some time with the other tour guides during these big events. It's a nice feeling to be part of a team, and it's a really fun bunch of girls. We've had such a good time this weekend!
Last night we did dinner transfers as the guests were all going to the Emirates Palace for their last evening, and a Gala Dinner in the Ramadan tent there. It felt like being at the Oscars when the guests came out to the buses, so many slick looking suits and pretty dresses! A great night!
Although us guides didn't take part in the gala dinner itself, of course, we still got to enjoy the lovely atmosphere of the Emirates Palace for the evening.
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