Umrah During Ramadan – Some Easy Ways to Stay Comfortably

Ramadan is this time of the year when a majority of Muslims desire to perform Umrah during the holy Ramadan. The travel agents receive a lot of emails asking about Umrah visas and how they can get them at the most affordable prices. Umrah packages have always remained in demand and how people are actually being overcharged to perform a religious obligation is not a new thing which authorities must be concerned about. Most importantly, Umrah packages for the last 10 nights of Ramadan remain the most sought after ones and yes, all the most expensive ones for obvious reasons.

Most of the five star packages cost up to £4000 /$6000 for a double room with single occupancy. This is same as performing Hajj, which is an obligation upon every able Muslim to be performed once in a lifetime. Along side, the 3 star Umrah costs anything around £2000 for a quad room or £3000 for a double along with the visa costing anything from £250-£350. something that surprises many is, the visas are actually free from the Saudi embassy but it all comes down to a monopoly of travel agents.

Sadly, even the popular hotels during the last 10 nights of Ramadan block their reward rooms so that they do not have to offer free or discounted stay to anyone. There is no way one can find rooms on points in Ramadan in Makkah during the on season as it remains extremely crowded. However, the pilgrims are more likely to find some decent rooms for good prices in Medinah than in Makkah as the options available are more. Pilgrims at times have very high expectations when they are paying so much money and they wish that everything is just perfect to match their requirements.

Though, the pilgrims must know the fact that during this time of the year, the spent money is worth less that it actually should be. Everyone needs to be flexible with where they wish to stay and do they really need 10 nights in Makkah at a £1000 cost per night. This can be always avoided and can be compromised for a decent and much lesser amount. Usually the best possible way is to book the flights and accommodations into Jeddah and visit Makkah for Umrah before the last 10 nights start. At this time of the year, the hotels get way more cheaper and the pilgrims can have a little bit of both without breaking the bank in any possible way.