🏃 12-Hour Dubai Layover Tour (Power Walk Edition 💨)

📍Route Overview: Airport → Old Dubai → Dubai Frame (view from metro) → Museum of the Future (metro view) → Palm Jumeirah Viewpoint → Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa → Airport 🫡 Solo Speed-Traveler Info: Landed at Dubai Airport T3 at 🕚 11:40 AM, departed from T1 after 🕛 midnight. Total cost very low – only metro + walking. Traveled alone using Google Maps 🗺️ – time estimates were accurate. Always keep buffer time! 🌡️ Max temp: 40°C. Avoid daytime travel from April onward. 🏃 Detailed Itinerary: 🛬 Immigration, currency exchange, bought 1-day metro pass (22 AED) Changed cash only for luggage storage (card accepted everywhere else). 🧳 Luggage Storage Took 🔴 Red Line from T3 to T1, stored bags at dnata in basement (40 AED per item for ≤12 hrs). 🕌 Old Dubai (Al Seef) Got off at Burjuman Station, walked to Al Seef. Loved the dreamy color palette: sand-colored old town, turquoise river, pastel buildings 🎨… it felt surreal, like a mirage ✨. Lunch: Randomly picked a restaurant and had a delicious chicken shawarma – best I’ve had in the Middle East! 🌯 🖼️ Dubai Frame + 🏛️ Museum of the Future Took 🔴 Red Line toward Expo, sat on the left. Dubai Frame is near Max Station, Museum of the Future near Emirates Towers. (I missed the museum because I was on my phone 😅) 🏝️ Palm Jumeirah Viewpoint 🔴 Red Line → Sobha Reality → 🟠 Tram to Palm Jumeirah → Monorail to Nakheel Mall (separate ticket: 15 AED round trip). Observation deck tickets can be booked in advance online. Floors: 52 (glass enclosed) vs 54 (open roof, windy 🌬️). Sunset slots are pricier but worth it! 🌇 🗼 Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa 🔴 Red Line to Dubai Mall Station → looong indoor walkway to the mall. Go to Apple Store terrace (G floor) for epic Burj Khalifa night views 🏙️. Light shows at :15 and :45 past the hour. ⚠️ Fountain under repair in April – blocked downstairs. #DubaiLayover #TravelHacks #SoloTravel #PowerWalkEdition #VisitDubai 🚶‍♂️🌍