Different Methods of Reducing Cost of Umrah Packages

Posted by Safeena Rahman on November 27th, 2019

Every year, many of the Muslims living in different corners of the world dream of accomplishing their Umrah by visiting the House of Allah in Makkah. Although this is the desire of many, the cost involved in making this journey is what keeps them from fulfilling their dream. There was a time when the only one they could depend on for getting this journey arranged was their nearest travel agent. As they quoted a significant amount of cost, which was mostly unaffordable to several individuals, they had to keep postponing their Umrah. This has changed a lot over the past few years as the numbers of tour operators offering the Islamic religious tours have increased considerably.

These tour operators come up with Umrah packages that reduce the overall cost involved in the journey to a great extent. However, for many of the Muslims living in countries that are at greater distances from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the packages are still costly. Although the costs of such packages are higher for many Muslims, they can lower it by using certain methods that are very effective in reducing the price of their desired package. Such methods have been employed by pilgrims over the past few years and they have proven to be quite effective for these individuals.

One of the popular methods for getting the desired package at a lower cost is searching online on the popular search engines and making comparisons between the packages. Upon making comparisons, the prospective pilgrims can identify the package that has been offered at the lowest cost among all the other ones showing up in the search results. This is just the beginning. To make sure that they are booking with a reliable tour operator, they must verify whether the company has been authorised by the Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj.

Another great way of getting a low-cost package for Umrah is to book several months in advance. Most of the tour operators specialising in the Islamic religious tours of Hajj and Umrah offer a considerable amount of discount on the packages that are booked much earlier. The first step towards making this possible is that the pilgrim must decide the departure date well before booking in advance. Next is deciding the number of days that the pilgrim intends to spend in the holy city of Makkah. Once these dates are decided, the prospective pilgrim can go ahead and book the desired package well in advance at a discounted cost.

Signing up on the websites of reliable tour operators or travel companies offering the Islamic religious tours is also a great way to get alerts of the attractive deals or special offers that they come up with from time to time. Those who have registered on their websites get such alerts through text messages or emails. All the offers may not be good for the prospective pilgrims, but once in a while they would come across an attractive offer that would give them the chance to significantly reduce the cost involved in performing their Umrah.