<strong>A local's guide to Abu Dhabi:</strong> A new generation of Emirati tour guides are offering tourists authentic experiences. Shamsa Al Naqbi, aged 20, is one of them.
A local's guide to Abu Dhabi: A new generation of Emirati tour guides are offering tourists authentic experiences. Shamsa Al Naqbi, aged 20, is one of them.
Courtesy Shamsa Al Naqbi
<strong>Mosques:</strong> Al Naqbi specializes in mosque and cultural site tours. She's one of a network of about 200 independent guides at work in Abu Dhabi.
Mosques: Al Naqbi specializes in mosque and cultural site tours. She's one of a network of about 200 independent guides at work in Abu Dhabi.
Courtesy Shamsa Al Naqbi
<strong>Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi:</strong> Studying a law degree in French at the Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Al Naqbi tour guides at the weekends as, what she calls, a way of giving back to her country.
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi: Studying a law degree in French at the Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Al Naqbi tour guides at the weekends as, what she calls, a way of giving back to her country.
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
<strong>Saleh Al Ameri:</strong> Al Ameri (pictured right) might be only 22, but he's already been a guide for four years.
Saleh Al Ameri: Al Ameri (pictured right) might be only 22, but he's already been a guide for four years.
Courtesy Saleh Al Ameri
<strong>Food Experience Tour:</strong> He runs tours in his free time, specializing in gastronomy and shopping.
Food Experience Tour: He runs tours in his free time, specializing in gastronomy and shopping.
Courtesy Saleh Al Ameri
<strong>Emirates Palace:</strong> Al Ameri also works full time at Emirates Palace, one of the UAE's most opulent hotels.
Emirates Palace: Al Ameri also works full time at Emirates Palace, one of the UAE's most opulent hotels.
<strong>Hiara Tours: </strong>Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is one of the sights visited on Hiara Tours' Abu Dhabi City Tour.
Hiara Tours: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is one of the sights visited on Hiara Tours' Abu Dhabi City Tour.
Courtesy Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque