Umrah Guide · First-Timers · Updated September 2026 Most Umrah mistakes are small, predictable and easy to avoid once you know them. The ones that actually affect your Umrah cluster in five places: the miqat, ihram, tawaf, sa’i and the haircut at the end. A second group has nothing to do with the rites but...Read More

Umrah Transport · Guide · Updated September 2026 The Haramain High-Speed Train links Makkah and Madinah in about two to two and three-quarter hours, against roughly six hours by road. It also connects both cities directly to Terminal 1 at Jeddah airport: about 45 minutes to Makkah and about 1 hour 45 minutes to Madinah....Read More

Ramadan in Makkah · Experience · Updated September 2026 The last ten nights in Makkah are the most crowded and most intense nights of the Islamic year, and your days turn upside down to fit them. In 2027 they are expected to run from the evening of Saturday, February 27 to Eid on Tuesday, March...Read More

Ramadan Umrah · Planning · Updated September 2026 Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday, February 8 and end with Eid al-Fitr on or around Tuesday, March 9. The last ten nights, when Makkah is at its fullest, are expected to start on the evening of Saturday, February 27. Saudi Arabia confirms the exact...Read More