Things to Do in Dubai · Landmarks & Attractions

The View at The Palm

The only place to actually see the palm shape — 240 metres above the island

Landmarks & Attractions ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Level 52, The Palm Tower, Palm Jumeirah (above Nakheel Mall)

🕒 Timings Daily, roughly 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM (last entry earlier)

🎟️ Entry Fee From AED 100 (premium levels extra)

⏱️ Duration 1 hour

🌅 Best Time Late afternoon — the palm fronds glow at golden hour

🚇 Getting There Palm Monorail to Nakheel Mall station; the entrance is inside the mall

📖 About

Here's the secret about Palm Jumeirah: from the ground, you can't see the palm at all. The only way to appreciate the world-famous shape — the trunk, the 16 fronds, the crescent breakwater and Atlantis at the crown — is from above, and The View at The Palm is built for exactly that.

The observation deck sits on level 52 of The Palm Tower, 240 metres above the centre of the island, with floor-to-ceiling glass on all sides. One direction looks down the fronds to the crescent and Atlantis; the other looks back across the water at the Marina skyline — arguably the best two-for-one view in the city.

An interactive exhibition on the way up tells the genuinely wild story of how the island was built from 120 million cubic metres of dredged sand, guided by GPS satellite. It's smaller and calmer than the Burj Khalifa decks — rarely a queue, never a crush.

⭐ Highlights

The only full view of Palm Jumeirah's palm shape
Atlantis and the crescent in one direction, Marina skyline in the other
Exhibition on how the island was engineered
Far smaller crowds than At The Top

💡 Insider Tips

Golden hour gives the fronds their best colour — but book that slot ahead.
Combine with Nakheel Mall (below) and The Pointe (one monorail stop) for a full Palm day.
Premium tickets add level 54 with a lounge — worth it mainly at sunset.
Haze flattens the view in summer middays; go early or late.