Dubai Old Town Self-Guided City Exploration Game

Explore Old Dubai with a self-guided city game via app, following a flexible 2-hour route through Al Fahidi, souqs, and a Dubai Creek Abra ride.

Getting started

After booking, download the Questo app on your smartphone and make sure you have a mobile internet connection and at least 50% battery. Open the self-guided city game via app, head to the starting point in Old Dubai, and follow the on-screen instructions to begin your city exploration game at any hour that suits you.

What to expect

Old Dubai city game route

This self-guided city exploration game turns Old Dubai into your playing field, leading you between key historic areas and the waterfront. You solve clues on your phone to move from one stop to the next, uncovering the secrets of Old Dubai at your own pace.

Features

• Your experience runs as a self-guided city game via app, so you do not need a physical tour guide and can focus on solving tasks and following directions on your screen.
• The route includes Al Fahidi, the souqs, and a Dubai Creek Abra ride, connecting the historical Al Fahidi district with the city’s bustling marketplaces and the waterway in a single flow.
• Expect an approximate 2-hour game with no time limit, which allows you to pause and resume using the flexible start time whenever you want a break.
• You can start any hour, with booking available 24/7, daily, and the experience is free for kids so families can join the adventure together.

Al Fahidi district

Al Fahidi is Dubai’s historical district where traditional architecture and narrow lanes reflect the city’s earlier days. The game uses this setting as one of its main stages, inviting you to look closely at your surroundings to crack each clue.

Features

• Clues prompt you to navigate the historical Al Fahidi district, paying attention to courtyards, wind towers, and alleyways as you search for answers within the built environment.
• As part of the self-guided city game via app, tasks in Al Fahidi are delivered directly to your phone, so you control the pace without a physical tour guide setting the rhythm.

Souqs

The city’s bustling souqs form another key section of the route, drawing you into Dubai’s traditional trading atmosphere. You move between market lanes while the game directs you to specific spots to continue the story.

Features

• Challenges guide you through the souqs, asking you to observe stalls, signs, and passages so you engage more closely with the marketplace than a simple walkthrough would.
• Because the approximate 2-hour game has no time limit and a flexible start time with pause and resume, you can stop in the souqs whenever you like before continuing to the next puzzle.

Dubai Creek Abra ride

Dubai Creek is a central waterway in the city, and during the game you cross it using a traditional Abra boat. This crossing links the two sides of Old Dubai and adds a short boat segment to your walking route.

Features

• At the Dubai Creek Abra ride section, in-game instructions tell you when to board a traditional Abra so you can continue the city exploration game from the opposite bank.
• The Abra ride and the creek surroundings form part of the route that can be started any hour and booked 24/7, daily, giving you freedom to choose daylight or evening conditions.

Treasure finale

The game gradually builds toward a final objective, where you are prompted to locate a world-record-breaking treasure. This finale ties together the clues you have solved throughout Al Fahidi, the souqs, and along Dubai Creek.

Features

• Your tasks culminate in finding a world-record-breaking treasure, which serves as the final reward for following the self-guided route and completing all the challenges.
• Because the experience is free for kids and does not impose a time limit, families or groups can take as long as they wish to reach the treasure and finish the city game.