Saudi Arabia and Umrah Tour - 4 Nights
Tour Detail
*This tour is a culture-based program, and historical, touristic, and religious sites will be visited in detail.
*Participating in prayers and performing Umrah are obligatory for every Muslim, but our guide will assist guests who do not wish to take part in these acts of worship.
*Our guide will inform you about the prayers to be made, the duties to be performed, and the prohibitions.
*Female guests are required to observe Islamic dress code and wear hijab within the Haram boundaries.
Tour Program
Istanbul–Medina
With our meeting at Istanbul Airport, we fly to Medina on the 13:20 flight. Based on your arrival at Medina Airport at 16:50, we leave the airport. Our first stop is the Masjid an-Nabawi. We visit our Prophet Hz Muhammad Mustafa, Hz. Abu Bakr, and Hz. Omar. This is called the first greeting. (Whoever among my الأمة comes to my grave and greets me, I will respond to his greeting.) We begin our program by greeting our Prophet.
Afterwards, we view from the outside the Jannatul Baqi cemetery, where many valuable companions and the Ahl al-Bayt are laid to rest, and then we visit the Cloud Mosque located around the mosque area. After our visits, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Medina Full Day Free Time – Round-Trip Al Ula Tour (Extra)
Today is a full free day; you can spend your time in Medina worshipping and shopping.
Our guests who wish can join the Al Ula tour, which will be arranged as an extra. (Al Ula is approximately 4 hours away from Medina by bus.) Al Ula is an important tourism center with the Nabataean tombs carved into rocks listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as natural rock formations. At the same time, it is an important tourism center with desert landscapes, oases, and cultural activities.
After a long and enjoyable journey, our first stop is Elephant Rock, where we visit and take a photo break. Then, with a jeep safari, we visit the Medain Salihi (HEGRA) area, which is also the continuation of the ancient city of Petra. After visiting this place, which has great archaeological and historical importance, we move to Old City and give free time here. After the free time, transfer to Medina; our arrival in Medina will be around 22.00.
Price per person 150 USD (Transportation + Guidance + Local Guidance + Hegra Tour with Jeep Safari and Entrance Fee Included in the Price)
0-6 Years Free / 7-11 Years 50% Discounted
Tour Duration 13 Hours
Medina - Mecca
According to Islamic law, all Muslims who go to Mecca are obliged to perform Umrah. There is no such obligation under local authorities. Our guests who will perform Umrah are required to enter into ihram with the intention of Umrah before crossing the Miqat boundary. We recommend that you leave our Medina Hotel wearing your ihram garments. Our guide will inform you in detail on this matter.
After the breakfast we will have at our hotel in Medina, we are heading to Mecca after visiting the Qiblatain Mosque, the Friday Mosque and the Quba Mosque in order. Throughout our journey, our guide will provide brief information about the historical and cultural background of these lands and the acts of worship to be performed.
Upon our arrival, we check in to the hotel. After resting at the hotel for a while, we first arrive at the House of Allah, the first place of worship, our Qibla, the Kaaba al-Muazzama, to perform our Umrah worship. Accompanied by our guide-imams, we perform our Umrah tawaf and then our Sa'y between the hills of Safa and Marwah. Afterwards, we exit ihram and complete our Umrah worship. May Allah accept it… Then we return to our hotel. Accommodation is at our hotel.
Mekke
After breakfast at our hotel, free time until noon. Guests who wish may spend their time worshipping at the Kaaba. Meet in the lobby of our hotel at the specified time and depart for sightseeing around the area.
On the Mecca Surrounding Tours, first visit Mount Thawr, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina and Mount Nur, the Jinn Mosque and the Mosque of the Tree panoramically, and after our guide provides information about these holy places, visit the camel farm. After the camel farm visit, a visit to the Mecca Islamic Arts Museum (museum visit may vary depending on the museum's opening hours).
Price per person 35 USD (Transportation + Guide Fee Included in the Price) 0-6 Years Free / 7-11 Years 50% Discounted Tour Duration 4 Hours
Mecca - Jeddah - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we will complete check-out procedures and depart for Jeddah by bus at 08:00. Upon arrival, we are taking a panoramic Jeddah tour. Our first stop is Al-Balad, the old city. Al-Balad is the historic district of Jeddah. Balad can literally be translated as "Town." Al-Balad was founded in the 7th century and was the center of Jeddah for many years. Then we will take a walking and photo break at the Corniche coast. Afterwards, we depart for the airport and fly to Istanbul at 17:20.
We have come to the end of another enjoyable tour. We hope to see you again on another tour…
What's Included
‣Economy class airfare with Saudi Airline between Istanbul – Medina / Jeddah – Istanbul
‣Tours and visits specified in the program
‣Airport استقبال and round-trip transfers
‣2 Nights accommodation in Medina at a 4- and 5-star hotel (Hill Hotel etc.)
‣2 Nights accommodation in Mecca at a 4- and 5-star hotel (Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah etc.)
‣4 breakfast meals
‣Professional Turkish guidance
‣Luxury bus and professional driving service to be used throughout the tour
Not Included
‣Personal expenses
‣Lunch and dinner
‣Hotel extras
‣Saudi Arabia Visa: 130 USD (Multiple entry, valid for 1 year)
‣Travel health insurance
General Information
1 – The hotels in the tour program are estimated hotel lists. Depending on regional availability, accommodations of the same standard may be provided at other hotels. You can learn the exact hotel information from our agency 48 hours before the tour.
2 – Hotels or restaurants used on tours may also serve alcohol. Our company pays attention to using non-alcoholic venues as much as possible according to regional conditions. However, especially in Europe, hotels and restaurants serve alcohol.
3 – Triple rooms are provided depending on hotel availability. In triple rooms, an extra bed is used, and the 3rd bed may be a smaller foldaway bed than a standard bed. Guests who wish to stay in a triple room are deemed to have accepted this in advance.
4 – Child discounts apply only to children staying with 2 adults.
5 – We recommend that guests joining a visa-required tour read our cancellation and refund conditions and register for a tour that allows enough time for their visas to be issued. For Europe tours, we recommend registering 2 months in advance and completing your visa procedures 1 month before the tour. In any possible disruption arising from the visa, our company’s cancellation and refund conditions apply.
6 – Our company bears no responsibility for visas obtained through our agency. We only provide you with consulting services regarding document collection, arrangement, and delivery. If your visa is not issued, there is no refund for the fee paid for the visa. For the refund of the fee paid for the tour, the cancellation and refund conditions apply.
7 – Please do not forget to bring slippers and a prayer rug on every tour. Depending on the conditions of the region you are traveling in, we may not always have access to a mosque or prayer room. Our guide will direct you to a place where you can pray.
8 – Our guide has the right, with the approval of our agency, to make changes to the program and, depending on weather conditions and/or force majeure, to cancel some places included in the sightseeing points. All guests participating in our tour are deemed to have accepted this.
9 – In cases such as the consumer or the agency canceling the tour, etc.; the refund will be made in the currency paid by the guest and in the same manner as paid. (If payment was made by credit card in TL, refund to the card in TL. If payment was made in foreign currency, refund in foreign currency.)
10 – In airline companies, there is a sequential flight rule due to protocol agreements. If the consumer misses any flight leg, all remaining flight legs are canceled. No cancellation/refund or change can be made in any way.
11 – We kindly request that our guests do not independently purchase domestic flights due to possible flight time changes on our tours or delays that may occur in connecting flights. The connecting domestic flight arranged by our company also covers the next international flight. In case of delays, etc. on the domestic leg, a free ticket is issued for the next international flight.