The View at The Palm tickets on GetYourGuide start at $31.31 for the standard entry, which is also the most reviewed option at 4.59 stars from 23,039 reviews. The deck sits on level 52 of the Palm Tower, at 240 m according to the official site. The other three products are a yacht combo, a private two-attraction transfer and a full-day city tour. I’d go about an hour before sunset.
I compared all four The View at The Palm tickets and tours that GetYourGuide sells right now. Prices, ratings and inclusions come from the listings as I checked them in October 2026, in US dollars. Because three of the four are combos, I say for each one exactly what the deck ticket is bundled with. Where a card ended up in a section only because it was left over in my ranking, I tell you.
The View at The Palm at a Glance
The deck is the observation terrace of the Palm Tower on Palm Jumeirah, the trunk of the palm-shaped island, and The View at The Palm tickets are the only way up. This is the data behind The View at The Palm tickets, each number with its source.
The grid does not show everything you get with The View at The Palm tickets, so here is the rest.
What
Detail
Deck level
Level 52 of the Palm Tower; levels 52 and 54 on the VIP guided tour, per the entry ticket listing
Deck type
Indoor gallery plus outdoor terrace, per the yacht combo listing
Also included
The View Exhibition, on the history of Palm Jumeirah, per the entry ticket listing
Address
The Palm Tower, Palm Jumeirah Rd, 52nd Floor, per Google Maps
Opening hours
9 AM to 7 PM every day, per Google Maps and the official site
Google Maps rating
4.7 from 22,749 reviews
Time to allow
About 1.5 hours for the deck, per the yacht combo listing
The View at The Palm Observation Deck Tickets
If you want the plain version of The View at The Palm observation deck tickets, this is it, and it is the one I’d book for a first visit. The View At The Palm Observatory Entry Ticket costs $31.31, rated 4.59 from 23,039 reviews, which makes it the most reviewed of all the products here by a very wide margin. It is sold by DHE Destination Management L.L.C. and is a standard ticket, not a tour.
The listing says the entry ticket includes level 52 and The View Exhibition. You choose between general admission and a fast-track option with skip-the-line entry. A VIP version adds one drink, a guided tour of levels 52 and 54 and access to the VIP lounge. Hotel pick-up and food are not included. You exchange your voucher for a ticket at the counter in the lobby of The View, and you can cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund. I’d take general admission on a weekday and pay for fast-track only for a sunset slot, which is how I’d buy The View at The Palm tickets for most visitors.
DHE Destination Management L.L.C
The View At The Palm Observatory Entry Ticket
★4.6 (23,039 reviews)
Free cancellation
My pick: The standard level 52 entry ticket at $31.31 with the exhibition included: 4.59 stars from 23,039 reviews, and my pick for a first visit.
The cheapest of The View at The Palm tickets is $31.31, and the price goes up only when something else is wrapped around the deck. The next step is The View At The Palm Ticket & 1.5 Afternoon Yacht, from 360 Adventures Tourism LLC at $49.01, rated 4.42 from 87 reviews. That is a $17.70 premium for a boat trip, a meal box and drinks, which is a fair price if you want both from one set of The View at The Palm tickets.
The inclusions list entry to level 52 on non-prime hours tickets (05:30 to 15:30), then a 1.5 hour or 2 hour yacht tour, depending on the option you pick. You also get a meal box, bottled water, soft drinks, a professional crew and hotel transfers. You walk through the deck on your own, then head to Dubai Harbour Yacht Club by 14:30 and show your voucher to the yacht manager. The cruise passes Atlantis and Ain Dubai, the latter covered on the Ain Dubai tickets page. Count on 3 to 4 hours in total, with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
360 Adventures Tourism LLC
The View At The Palm Ticket & 1.5 Afternoon Yacht
★4.4 (87 reviews)
3 - 4 hours
Free cancellation
My pick: A $49.01 combo of non-prime deck entry and a yacht cruise with a meal box and drinks: 4.42 stars from 87 reviews, best for an afternoon with no driving.
Prices are the lowest per-person prices on GetYourGuide when I last checked; the final price depends on the date, time slot and age.
Palm Pavilion Inn Reviews
People who search for Palm Pavilion Inn reviews are looking at a hotel, and I have no data on it, so I won’t comment on the property. What I can do is tell you what reviewers say about The View at The Palm tickets here. The one card in this section is the Full-Day City Tour with The View at The Palm Ticket, from Asif Travels and Tours, at $283.19 for 8 hours. It has no rating yet, so you are booking on the description alone, and these The View at The Palm tickets come bundled with the tour.
The tour includes an entry ticket to The View at The Palm, hotel pick-up and drop-off, and a long list of stops: a photo stop at Dubai Marina, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Al Farooq Mosque, a photo stop at the Museum of the Future, Al Seef, Al Fahidi Historical District, an abra boat crossing, and the Gold and Spice Souks. Meals, personal expenses and gratuities are not included. It is the most expensive of The View at The Palm tickets, so I’d choose it only if you want a whole day arranged. The cancellation terms are the same free window of 24 hours as the cheaper The View at The Palm tickets.
Asif Travels and Tours
Full-Day City Tour with The View at The Palm Ticket
8 hours
Free cancellation
My pick: An 8-hour guided city day at $283.19 that includes the deck ticket, hotel transfers and souk stops; no ratings yet, so I'd book it for the logistics, not the reviews.
I found no official discount code or promotion for The View at The Palm tickets in my data, so I won’t invent one. What the data does show is a built-in saving on the entry ticket. One reviewer of the entry ticket wrote that 3:30 pm with the off-peak rate was perfect, and the yacht combo is explicitly sold on non-prime hours tickets, 05:30 to 15:30. I take that to mean the daytime slots cost less than the evening ones, which is the nearest thing to a deal on The View at The Palm tickets.
I can’t tell you the exact gap, because the listings quote starting prices only. So when you open the booking page, switch between times and compare. If a price drops for a mid-afternoon slot, you give up the sunset in exchange. The cheapest of The View at The Palm tickets is the $31.31 entry, and the offer I’d take is simply the daytime slot on a clear day.
The View at the Palm Tickets Price
The View at The Palm tickets cost from $31.31 for the plain entry and reach $283.19 for the full-day city tour, with the yacht combo at $49.01 and the private transfer at $134.79 in between. The price gap between The View at The Palm tickets tells you what each product really adds, and it is mostly transport, not the deck.
The card in this section is a leftover in my ranking, not the lowest price. Dubai Frame and The View at The Palm with Transfer, from Nasar Travels, costs $134.79 for 4 hours as a private group booking. It includes private transfers, a visit to the Dubai Frame with tickets included, and a visit to The View at The Palm with tickets included. Food and drinks are not included, and there are no reviews yet. The two decks are far apart: by my calculation from Google Maps coordinates, the Dubai Frame is 21.07 km (13.09 miles) in a straight line, so the car is the point. Compare it with the Dubai Frame tickets alone, which cost far less if you can get yourself across town.
Nasar Travels
Dubai Frame and The View at The Palm with Transfer
4 hours
Free cancellation
My pick: A leftover in my ranking: a 4-hour private transfer at $134.79 covering the Dubai Frame and The View at The Palm with tickets included; no ratings yet.
All The View at The Palm tickets on this page are booked online on GetYourGuide, and the entry ticket works as a voucher. At the lobby of The View you swap that voucher for a ticket at the counter, so I’d arrive a little early to allow for the swap. Buying The View at The Palm tickets online also fixes the price before you travel. The yacht combo works differently: the operator provides the deck tickets, and you show them at the gate on the 52nd floor before heading to the harbour.
Booking ahead matters most for The View at The Palm tickets with the fast-track option and for sunset slots, because with 23,039 reviews on the entry ticket alone this is a busy deck. The listing says cancellation is free up to 24 hours before, so you can book early and move the plan if the forecast turns. There is nothing to print for most of these, and I’d save the voucher to your phone.
The View at the Palm Location
The deck is on Palm Jumeirah, in the Palm Tower, at the address Palm Jumeirah Rd, 52nd Floor, according to Google Maps. The Palm is the island off the Dubai coast, and the tower stands on its trunk, so a taxi or a private transfer is the easy way in. The View at The Palm tickets do not include a ride unless you pick a combo. I have no data on parking or on tram stops, so I won’t give directions beyond that, and the official site is the place to check them.
Distance explains why transfers feature in the listings. The Burj Khalifa is 16.42 km (10.20 miles) away in a straight line, and the Dubai Frame 21.07 km (13.09 miles). That makes this a separate trip from the downtown sights, and the products that bundle transport are not a gimmick. If you stay in Dubai Marina or on the Palm itself, the standard ticket is simplest. If you stay downtown, a combo with hotel transfers saves a taxi each way.
The View at the Palm Non Prime Hours
The non-prime label appears in the yacht combo listing, which names entry on non-prime hours tickets from 05:30 to 15:30. That does not match the opening hours of 9 AM to 7 PM on Google Maps and on the official site, so I treat the label as a ticket tier, not the real opening time. I’d confirm the exact cut-off on the booking page before you buy The View at The Palm tickets.
A reviewer of the entry ticket said 3:30 pm with the off-peak rate was perfect, which fits the idea that non-prime means the early and mid-afternoon slots. The trade-off is light: you get the clearest view and fewer people, but not the sunset glow. If you want both, book the last non-prime slot of the day and stay as the light changes, though I can’t promise your ticket lets you stay into prime hours, so ask at the counter.
The View at the Palm Restaurants
The official site advertises restaurants and cafes at the deck, along with a sips and scenic views offer and proposal packages, and it says you can celebrate special occasions 240 m above sea level. I don’t have menus, prices or opening hours for any of them, so I can’t recommend a table, and the food is not part of The View at The Palm tickets. None of the four products includes a meal at the deck.
What the listings do include is worth knowing if food matters. The VIP option on the entry ticket includes one drink and lounge access, and the yacht combo includes a meal box, bottled water and soft drinks. The private transfer excludes food and drinks, and the city tour excludes meals. For dining on the deck itself, go to the official site and book that separately from your tickets.
Best Time to Visit The View at The Palm
Cloud cover decides the view, and the sunset time decides your slot when you book The View at The Palm tickets. In the 2025 weather data from Open-Meteo, the clearest months are May and October, both at 5% average cloud cover. The cloudiest is February at 49%. Sunset runs from 17:31 in November to 19:11 in July.
One catch is closing time. The deck closes at 7 PM per the official site, and in June and July the sun sets at about 19:10, after the doors close, so a summer sunset visit is tight. Between October and March sunset falls well before closing, which makes those the months for a true sunset visit. I’d arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. May has the longest sunshine, 12.2 hours a day, but the data has no temperature column, and the terrace is outdoors, so summer afternoons will be hot.
What You Can See From The View at The Palm
From 240 m you look back across the Palm toward the city, and the calculator below shows how far the horizon is at that height. It uses the height from the official site.
Calculator
How far can you see from the top?
240 m · 787 ft
km
to the horizon ( miles)
km
with typical atmospheric refraction
Geometric horizon d ≈ 3.57 × √h (km, h in metres); refraction adds about 8%. Haze and clouds usually limit the real view first. Formula: Distance to the horizon.
Distances below are straight-line from the deck, computed from the Google Maps coordinates.
Burj Khalifa
Tourist attraction
★4.7 · 172,988 Google reviews
1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd - Burj Khalifa - Downtown Dubai - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
The Palm itself is the main sight, and the yacht combo lists Atlantis and Ain Dubai as cruise views, with the wider skyline behind them. Downtown is far off. Burj Park is 16.18 km (10.05 miles) away, Dubai Opera 16.12 km (10.01 miles), The Dubai Fountain 16.36 km (10.17 miles) and the Burj Khalifa 16.42 km (10.20 miles). Dubai Aquarium is 16.79 km (10.43 miles) off, the Dubai Frame 21.07 km (13.09 miles), Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood 23.25 km (14.44 miles) and Dubai Old City 23.63 km (14.68 miles). At those ranges the downtown towers read as a skyline, so a zoom lens helps.
The View at The Palm vs Other Observation Decks in Dubai
The deck is one of several in the city, and its Google rating is among the highest for a paid deck. Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps, and distances are straight-line from this deck. Whether each is free is something I only state when a source does, so I mark the rest as unknown.
Deck
Google rating
Reviews
Distance
Cost
The View at The Palm
4.7
22,749
the deck itself
Paid
At The Top, Burj Khalifa
4.2
6,067
16.57 km (10.30 mi)
Paid
Sky Views Observatory
4.5
3,899
16.30 km (10.13 mi)
Check locally
Dubai Frame
4.6
73,816
21.07 km (13.09 mi)
Paid
Creek Harbour Public Viewing Deck
4.8
3,573
23.08 km (14.34 mi)
Check locally
The Viewing Point
4.7
242
22.69 km (14.10 mi)
Check locally
The Burj Khalifa is the obvious partner for The View at The Palm tickets, because it shows the same city from the other end. This deck gives you the Palm and the coast, and the Burj Khalifa gives you downtown from the top. I’d book the pair on separate days, as they are 16 km apart. If you want a second deck on the same trip and a transfer, the Dubai Frame combo above covers it.
How I’d Choose
Cheapest of The View at The Palm tickets: the standard entry ticket at $31.31, rated 4.59 from 23,039 reviews.
First visit: the same $31.31 entry ticket, general admission, on a weekday.
Sunset: the entry ticket with the fast-track option, booked for a slot about an hour before sunset.
No queue: the fast-track option of the entry ticket, which the listing says has skip-the-line privileges.
Families: the yacht combo at $49.01, because the meal box, drinks and boat ride fill an afternoon.
Two decks in one trip: the private transfer with the Dubai Frame at $134.79.
Combo with a tour: the Full-Day City Tour at $283.19, which adds the souks and the abra crossing to the deck entry.
Frequently asked questions
Is The View at The Palm worth it?+
For a first visit to Dubai I think yes. The entry ticket costs $31.31 and holds 4.59 stars from 23,039 GetYourGuide reviews, and Google Maps shows 4.7 from 22,749. Reviewers praise the view of the Palm and the exhibition on how it was built. The deck is at 240 m, per the official site, so it suits sunset.
Is The View at The Palm free?+
No. Every product I found for it is paid, from $31.31 for the standard entry ticket. The official site does not list a free tier in the pages I read, and I have no data on child or resident discounts, so check theviewpalm.ae before you buy. Dining on the premises is a separate matter and is not covered by the ticket.
How much time to spend at The View at The Palm?+
Allow about 1.5 hours. The yacht combo listing says the visit to the deck takes roughly that long, and the entry ticket includes an exhibition you walk through before the lift. The standard ticket listing gives no duration, so if you want sunset photos on the outdoor terrace, add some buffer on top.
What is the best time to visit The View at The Palm?+
I'd arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. In the 2025 Open-Meteo data October and May are the clearest months, both at 5% average cloud cover. Sunset falls between 17:31 and 19:11 across the year, and the deck is open 9 AM to 7 PM, so check your month against closing time.
How do I get tickets to The View at The Palm?+
Book online on GetYourGuide and exchange your voucher for a ticket at the ticketing counter in the lobby of The View, just before your visit. The standard entry ticket is $31.31 and cancels free up to 24 hours ahead. Other options add a yacht cruise, a Dubai Frame transfer or a full-day city tour.
What floor is The View at The Palm observation deck on?+
Level 52 of the Palm Tower, which the address on Google Maps also lists as the 52nd floor. The official site gives the height as 240 m. The VIP option in the entry ticket listing adds a guided tour of levels 52 and 54, so there is a second level above the main deck.
What are the non-prime hours at The View at The Palm?+
The yacht combo listing names non-prime entry as 05:30 to 15:30, while the official site and Google Maps give opening as 9 AM to 7 PM, so those two do not line up. A reviewer of the entry ticket called 3:30 pm with the off-peak rate perfect. Confirm the cut-off for your date before booking.
Every The View at The Palm ticket and tour I compared
The View At The Palm Observatory Entry Ticket★ 4.6
The View At The Palm Ticket & 1.5 Afternoon Yacht★ 4.4
Dubai Frame and The View at The Palm with Transfer
Full-Day City Tour with The View at The Palm Ticket