How to Save More While Booking Umrah Packages

The Islamic pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah are of great importance for Muslims across the world. While Hajj is compulsory for all the Muslims who have the physical and financial ability to undertake the pilgrimage, Umrah is not obligatory for them. It can be performed at any time of the year and involves lesser rituals as compared to the major pilgrimage of Hajj. In fact, Umrah can be accomplished within a few hours owing to the lesser number of rituals involved. As it is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), this pilgrimage has a great significance for Muslims all over the world.

For fulfilling their dream of performing Umrah, many of the Muslims living in different parts of the world embark on a journey from their homes to the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Those living in the United Kingdom can also fulfil their intention of performing this pilgrimage with the help of Umrah packages that are offered by many of the country’s tour operators. Most of these companies specialise in arranging the Islamic religious tours of Hajj and Umrah and have been operating for many years. This is the reason why they are trusted by numerous Muslims of the UK and get many bookings every year.

Cost remains a major concern for many of the prospective pilgrims in the country and they are often on the lookout for cheap Umrah packages that would make their journey more affordable. Fortunately, there are many choices available for them in recent times. As many tour operators or travel companies specialising in Islamic religious tours have come up in the UK over the years, the costs of packages have come down to a great extent. To reduce the cost of a package further and to make it even more cost-effective, there are certain things that the UK Muslims can do while searching for packages.

One of the most important things they must keep in mind that they must compare the cost of different packages. The key aspect of getting cheap Umrah packages booked is making comparisons and choosing the one that provides pilgrims the best facilities at an affordable cost. Reliability is also a major factor in this process. While there are numerous tour operators in the UK, not all of them may be authorised by Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Ministry. The number of years they have been in operation and the feedbacks of their customers must also be considered.

Booking several months in advance is the key to reduce the cost of packages by a significant amount. However, this is possible only when the date of departure has been decided much earlier and a tour operator and the desired package have been chosen well in advance. Many of the tour operators or travel companies offer great reductions on the cost of packages that they offer if the booking is made several months earlier. This also gives pilgrims a great opportunity to have more savings for their journey to the holy city of Makkah.

The Muslims of the UK can also book Easter Umrah packages in advance to accomplish their dream of performing the lesser pilgrimage.

I'm Safeena, and I work as a content strategist for Simply Hajj and Umrah, which provides cost-effective Umrah packages for December, January, Easter and Ramadan.