4 Star 7 Days October Umrah Package

Hotels on this package are 4-star and sit 5 to 10 minutes on foot from the Haram. That distance is the main trade-off built into the £879 price. Pilgrims who want a shorter walk should compare the higher grades, where the approach is measured in minutes rather than a quarter of an hour.

7 nights covers one full Umrah, prayers at both Harams and the main Ziyarat sites. With one arrival day and one travel day between the cities, that leaves roughly five usable days. Pilgrims who want a second Umrah from Tan'im are generally more comfortable on ten nights or more.

October is one of the easier months to travel. The summer heat has broken, so Makkah is walkable through the day rather than only after dark, and crowds are lighter than Ramadan or the December holidays. The October half-term also falls in the last week, which is why family bookings cluster there and those dates fill first.

Yes. Saudi Arabia no longer accepts children travelling on a parent's passport, so every child needs their own, valid for at least six months from the date you enter the country. Apply early — a first child passport takes longer than a renewal, and the visa cannot be issued without it.

British passport holders travel on an Electronic Visa Waiver, which is issued online rather than through an embassy appointment, so allow weeks rather than months. Check the inclusions list above for whether it is covered in this package's price or charged separately. Delays almost always come from the paperwork, not the processing — an expired passport, a missing MenACWY certificate, or a child without their own passport. Get those three right and the visa is rarely what holds a booking up.

As early as you can for a fixed-date departure, because the seats and rooms on it are finite and do not reopen once gone. School-holiday dates go first, then the cheapest grades. For Ramadan, UK pilgrims are generally advised to plan six to eight months ahead; outside it, two to four months is usually enough.

Yes. A MenACWY certificate dated at least 10 days before you arrive in Saudi Arabia is compulsory for every pilgrim aged one year and over. Conjugate vaccine certificates last five years. Most UK surgeries treat it as a private travel vaccine for adults, so book the appointment around six weeks before departure.

£879 is a per person price. Room occupancy, and any supplement that applies to it, is confirmed on your written quote rather than published here, because it depends on the size and make-up of your group. Tell us how many adults and children are travelling when you enquire.

No. £879 is a from price, the lowest we publish for this departure. Flight and hotel costs move with availability, your departure airport and how far ahead you book, so your confirmed figure comes from a written quote for your group.