The best value for comfort and closeness is a 4-star hotel less than 500m away from the Masjid al-Haram. 3-star suits travellers on a budget who don’t mind walking more; 5-star is worth its weight in gold for elderly pilgrims, families with young kids or those making one pilgrimage of their life free from physical […]

When UK pilgrims ask me what is the single most influential decision you will make with respect to Umrah, time and time again I answer the same thing: where your place of rest in Makkah. Not the airline. Not the Nusuk Permit. The hotel. I have worked with hundreds of British pilgrims over multiple Umrah […]

Many of the UK pilgrims go for 7 or 10 nights and feel they were just getting into their stride when it was time to catch the flight home. The same goes for a 21 day Umrah package, and not simply because you have more time. Over three weeks, something shifts. The Haram ceases to […]

A 5 day Umrah package is a popular choice for UK Muslims. It suits those who want Umrah without taking much time off work. These short Umrah packages often include return flights from a UK airport. They also include hotel stays in Makkah, and sometimes in Madinah. They usually cover the Nusuk Permit process and […]