Saudi Arabia · Makkah Mukarramah & Madina Munawwara

Umrah & Hajj, in the footsteps of Rasulullah

Tawaf around the Kaaba, salaam at the Rawdat Mubaraka of Rasulullah SAW and ziyarat of the Aimmat Tahereen AS at Jannat al-Baqi.

Next departure: Sat, 17 October 2026

Saudi Arabia

Makkah & Madina

Our Makkah and Madina safars follow the sequence taught by the Duat Mutlaqeen: umrah with its tawaf and sa'i, ziyarat of Jannat al-Mu'alla, then Madina Munawwara for salaam at the Rauza of Rasulullah SAW and the ziyarat of the Imams — Imam Hasan, Imam Zain al-Abidin, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir and Imam Jafar as-Sadiq — at Jannat al-Baqi. Hajj groups travel under the Sigat-ul-Hajj.

Typical safar: Umrah 10 nights · 5 Makkah, 4 Madina, 1 transit
Hajj: Through Sigat-ul-Hajj registration; waiting list opens each Muharram
Season: Rajab, Shaban and Ramadan umrah; December school holidays
Visa: Saudi umrah e-visa; meningitis ACWY certificate required

The mazaraat

Makkah & Madina

Makkah Mukarramah

Kaaba & Masjid al-Haram

Tawaf, sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and salat in the Haram at every prayer.

Makkah

Jannat al-Mu'alla

Resting place of Sayyida Khadija al-Kubra and Hazrat Abu Talib.

Madina Munawwara

Masjid al-Nabawi

Salaam at the Rauza Mubaraka of Rasulullah SAW beneath the Green Dome.

Madina

Jannat al-Baqi

Ziyarat of the four Aimmat Tahereen AS of Baqi and of the family of Rasulullah SAW.

Madina

Uhud & Quba

Maqam of Hazrat Hamza at Uhud and the first masjid of Islam at Quba.

Hajj only

Arafat, Muzdalifa & Mina

The days of Hajj with the Sigat-ul-Hajj qafila.

Itinerary

A typical safar

Day 1
Nairobi → Jeddah → Makkah
Ihram from the miqat on board; umrah on arrival with the khidmat team.
Day 2–5
Makkah Mukarramah
Daily tawaf, Jannat al-Mu'alla, sabak and majlis at the hotel.
Day 6–9
Madina Munawwara
Rauza Mubaraka, Jannat al-Baqi at dawn, Uhud, Quba.
Day 10
Madina → Nairobi
Wida at Fajr; return via Jeddah or Madina airport.

Ihram

Ihram cloth for gents and white rida for ladies; sabak on the rites is held in Nairobi before departure.

Health

Meningitis ACWY vaccination certificate (issued at least 10 days before travel) is mandatory.

Currency

Saudi riyal; cards are widely accepted.

Gallery

Moments from the safar

Masjid al-Haram, Makkah Mukarramah

The Kaaba

Masjid al-Nabawi, Madina Munawwara

The Green Dome, Masjid al-Nabawi

Jannat al-Baqi, Madina

Photographs are licensed from Wikimedia Commons (see photo credits) until our own safar photography is added.

Next departure

Umrah — October 2026

Makkah & Madina · Jumada al-Ula 1448H

Umrah — October 2026

Departs: Sat, 17 October 2026
Duration: 9 nights
Status: Registration open
Fare: USD 1,300

Makkah Mukarramah and Madina Munawwara. Departs Nairobi 17 October and returns 26 October 2026 on Saudia, direct to Madinah, two bags per zair. USD 1,300 per zair. A deposit of USD 1,000 on registration, the balance before the deadline. Names close on 1 October 2026. Raza and safai chitthi from Raza na Saheb before names are given in. Yellow fever, meningitis ACWY and polio certificates are required for travellers from Kenya.

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