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Nine nights in Makkah and Madinah over the winter school break — non-stop Saudia flights from Toronto Pearson, hotels within walking distance of both Harams, and Imam Turan Kokcuoglu with the group from Toronto and back.
From $4,550 CAD per person · quad occupancy · 30% deposit secures your place
The winter school break is the one time of year when most Canadian families can travel for more than a week together, depending on their local calendar — without school days lost or vacation days burned.
This December Umrah package from Toronto is built around that window. You leave Toronto Pearson on Saturday evening, December 19, as the break begins, and you are back home on Tuesday afternoon, December 29, with the rest of the holidays to recover before school resumes.
The route is Makkah first. The overnight flight lands in Jeddah early in the afternoon, the group travels to Makkah by private coach, and that same evening your imam leads the first Umrah together, step by step. By the first night, the rites you may have been anxious about are behind you — and the remaining days in Makkah are yours for worship at the Haram. The journey then closes with four unhurried nights in Madinah al-Munawwarah, a gentler ending for families with children or elderly parents.
Both hotels are within walking distance of the Haramain, so no daily shuttle is needed and you can return to your room between prayers. Breakfast and dinner are served daily as open buffets at both hotels. Imam Turan Kokcuoglu travels with the group from Toronto and back, leading each Umrah, explaining the Ziyarah sites, and answering the questions first-time pilgrims are often reluctant to ask.
Everything — non-stop flights, Saudi visa support, hotels, meals, transfers, guided Ziyarah and religious guidance — is arranged in one package.
Outbound · Dec 19–20
Return · Dec 29
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Departs | Arrives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Dec 19 | SV 62 | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | YYZ 6:00 PM | Jeddah 1:45 PM (Sun) |
| Tue, Dec 29 | SV 61 | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Jeddah 8:50 AM | YYZ 2:25 PM |
Non-stop from Toronto to Jeddah on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — no connection, no second boarding, no baggage worries in a transit airport. The 6:00 PM departure means an unhurried afternoon check-in with the group, dinner and a night’s rest on board, and an early-afternoon arrival in Jeddah. Hisar Tour staff meet you at Pearson and accompany the group through immigration on arrival.
The return is also non-stop, departing Jeddah at 8:50 AM and landing in Toronto at 2:25 PM the same afternoon. Two checked bags per passenger, 23 kg each, plus cabin baggage as permitted by Saudia.
Flight numbers and times are as currently scheduled by Saudia and may change.2 Your final itinerary is issued with your travel documents.
Explore representative views of the hotels, guest rooms and dining spaces included in this departure.
In Makkah you will want to pray at the Haram five times a day, and a hotel you can walk from is the difference between returning for every prayer and going twice. The itinerary leaves most Makkah days unscheduled for exactly that reason.
Madinah closes this journey deliberately. After the rites are complete, Madinah rewards unhurried time in the Prophet’s Mosque more than a full sightseeing list — and a hotel you can walk back from between prayers is what makes that possible.
Hotel images are representative. Room configuration, furnishings and views may vary by final allocation.
| Room | Sharing | Per person | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuadFrom | 4 travelers | $4,550 CAD | Families traveling together only |
| Triple | 3 travelers | $4,850 CAD | Families traveling together only |
| Double | 2 travelers | $5,150 CAD | — |
| Child | Age 2–8, no separate bed | $3,350 CAD | Must share with an accompanying adult |
| Infant | Under 2, no bed | $650 CAD | Must share with an accompanying adult |
Departure
Saturday, December 19
SV 62 · YYZ 6:00 PM → JED 1:45 PM (Sun) · Non-stop
Meet the Hisar Tour team at Toronto Pearson for group check-in. Your group leader coordinates baggage, seating and boarding, and because this route arrives in Makkah first, your imam explains the ihram plan before you fly: pilgrims performing Umrah on arrival enter ihram on board, before the aircraft crosses the miqat, with the intention and talbiyah announced during the flight.
Makkah al-Mukarramah
5 nights · Grand Al Massa Hotel
Land in Jeddah at 1:45 PM. The Hisar Tour team accompanies the group through immigration, then a private coach brings you to Makkah for check-in. In the evening the group walks to Masjid al-Haram to perform the first Umrah together, with the imam guiding tawaf, sa’i and the closing of ihram step by step.
A deliberately light day after the overnight journey and your first Umrah. In the afternoon your imam delivers a session at the hotel on the history and etiquette of Masjid al-Haram. The rest of the day is for prayer at the Haram, rest, and finding your rhythm in the city.
The morning and afternoon are yours for worship at the Haram. In the evening the group travels to Masjid al-Tan’eem to enter ihram and returns to perform the second Umrah. Participation is optional — some pilgrims prefer to spend the evening in worship at the Haram instead.
Morning guided Ziyarah by coach to Arafat, Mina and Muzdalifah, with Jabal al-Nour and Jabal Thawr viewed en route. For anyone considering Hajj in the coming years, seeing these places with a knowledgeable imam is useful preparation. In the afternoon the group continues to Ju’ranah to enter ihram and returns to perform the third Umrah.
No group activity is scheduled, by design. Tawaf, prayer, reading, rest — this day belongs to you and the Haram. Your group leader can advise on the quieter hours for tawaf and where to meet if family members split up.
The morning is for a farewell tawaf, followed by Jumu’ah at Masjid al-Haram — your group leader will advise when to leave the hotel to find a place, which on a Friday means considerably earlier than usual. In the afternoon the group travels to Madinah al-Munawwarah by private coach. After check-in and dinner, the group walks to Al-Masjid an-Nabawi to offer the first salam to the Prophet ﷺ, with the imam explaining the etiquette and layout of the mosque beforehand.
Madinah al-Munawwarah
4 nights · Maien Taibah Hotel
Morning guided Ziyarah by private coach to Mount Uhud and the resting place of the martyrs, Masjid al-Qiblatayn and Masjid Quba. Your imam narrates each site through Bluetooth headsets, so you hear clearly without crowding around a guide. The afternoon and evening are unscheduled, deliberately.
After Fajr, the men of the group walk to Jannat al-Baqi with the imam, who explains who rests there and why the visit matters. Later the group visits a Madinah date garden — a relaxed stop that children usually enjoy, and the right place to buy Ajwa dates rather than at airport prices. The rest of the day is yours.
No group activity is scheduled. Unhurried time in the Prophet’s Mosque is the reason this day is left open — use it for worship, Rawdah permits where granted, and a last unrushed evening in the city.
The journey home
Madinah → Jeddah → Toronto
SV 61 · JED 8:50 AM → YYZ 2:25 PM · Non-stop
A pre-dawn coach brings the group from Madinah to Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz airport for the 8:50 AM non-stop flight. You land in Toronto at 2:25 PM the same afternoon — with the remaining days of the school break, depending on your local calendar, to recover at home before school and work resume.
Hotels, airports, transportation routes, Ziyarah locations and every scheduled stop of this Makkah-first itinerary.
Every hotel, airport, transfer and Ziyarah stop of this Makkah-first itinerary — on one interactive map. It loads only when you ask, so this page stays fast.
Imam Turan Kokcuoglu, imam of the Sulaymaniyah Mosque in Montreal, accompanies the group from Toronto to Toronto — not a local guide who meets you on arrival. He leads each group Umrah, explains the Ziyarah sites, and is available for questions throughout the journey.
All registered pilgrims are invited to a pre-Umrah webinar covering the rites of Umrah, what to pack, ihram, Saudi entry procedures, and what daily life on the trip actually looks like — including how entering ihram on the aircraft works on this Makkah-first route.
Every pilgrim receives a headset for group Ziyarah and rituals, so you can hear your imam clearly in crowded areas without pressing in around him. With a group of this size, this is what keeps guided activities calm rather than chaotic.
Every operator shows you the Haramain. These are our own recent groups — the part of the journey Hisar Tour is responsible for.
Photographs from previous Hisar Tour group Umrah departures.
A good fit if you are:
Two things to weigh honestly:
This route goes to Makkah first, so your first Umrah comes on the evening you land, after an overnight flight. Most pilgrims find completing the rites early is worth it — but that first day is demanding, and the itinerary deliberately keeps the following day light.
The final morning is early. The coach leaves Madinah in the very early hours to reach Jeddah for the 8:50 AM flight, so the last night is short. In exchange you land in Toronto at 2:25 PM the same day, not overnight.
A deposit of 30% of the package price per person secures your place. The remaining balance is due no later than Saturday, October 31, 2026. Bookings without full payment by that date may be released.
You can pay during registration through our online system, or register first and pay by bank deposit or wire transfer, check payable to HISAR USA INC, or credit card — subject to a 3% processing fee. Ask your advisor which options are most convenient from a Canadian bank account.
Deposit terms, refunds on amounts paid, name changes, airline ticket restrictions and visa-related conditions are governed by the HISAR USA INC Terms and Conditions, which apply to every booking.
Please read the Terms and Conditions before paying your deposit. If anything in them is unclear, call us before you book and we will walk you through it, so expectations are clear from the outset.
Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the travel date. Traveler names on the booking must match the passport exactly; corrections after ticketing are subject to airline fees.
Both directions are non-stop. The group departs Toronto Pearson (YYZ) on Saudia flight SV 62 at 6:00 PM on Saturday, December 19, arriving in Jeddah at 1:45 PM the next day. The return, SV 61, departs Jeddah at 8:50 AM on Tuesday, December 29 and lands at YYZ at 2:25 PM the same afternoon. Both flights are operated on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, and two checked bags of 23 kg each are included per passenger.
Makkah first. Five nights in Makkah al-Mukarramah (December 20–24) at Grand Al Massa Hotel, then private coach to Madinah al-Munawwarah for four nights (December 25–28) at Maien Taibah Hotel. Going to Makkah first means your Umrah is completed in the opening days of the trip, and the journey closes with calm, unhurried days in Madinah.
Grand Al Massa Hotel in Makkah is approximately 700 meters from Masjid al-Haram, an 8–10 minute walk. Maien Taibah Hotel in Madinah is approximately 600 meters from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, a 7–8 minute walk. No daily shuttle is required at either hotel. Hotels are shown as named or a comparable alternative; where a substitution becomes necessary we arrange accommodation of equivalent standard and location.
The Saudi tourist visa is included for Canadian passport holders and other eligible nationalities, together with the health insurance attached to it. If your passport is not eligible for the tourist visa, an Umrah visa is required at additional cost — tell us your passport nationality before booking and we will confirm which applies and the exact amount. Visa type, validity and approval are determined by the Saudi authorities.
Three guided group Umrahs are scheduled: the first on the evening of arrival in Makkah on December 20, the second from Masjid al-Tan’eem on December 22, and the third from Ju’ranah after the Makkah Ziyarah on December 23. Participation in the second and third is optional — some pilgrims prefer to spend those days in worship at the Haram.
Pilgrims performing Umrah on arrival enter ihram on the aircraft, before it crosses the miqat boundary — you change into ihram garments during the flight, and the intention and talbiyah are made when the imam announces the miqat is approaching. This is standard practice for flights landing in Jeddah, and your imam walks through it in the pre-Umrah webinar and again on board, so no one is left guessing.
Yes. Daily open-buffet breakfast and daily open-buffet dinner are included at both hotels for all nine nights. Lunch, room service and meals outside the hotel are not included. Please tell your Hisar Tour advisor about dietary or medical requirements before departure so we can raise them with the hotels in advance.
Imam Turan Kokcuoglu, imam of the Sulaymaniyah Mosque in Montreal, accompanies the group from Toronto to Toronto — not a local guide who meets you on arrival. He leads each group Umrah, explains the Ziyarah sites and is available for questions throughout the journey. Every pilgrim receives a Bluetooth headset so guidance is clear during group activities.
$4,550 CAD is per person based on quad occupancy — four travelers sharing, families only. Triple is $4,850 CAD per person (families only) and double is $5,150 CAD. Children aged 2–8 sharing without a separate bed are $3,350 CAD and infants under 2 are $650 CAD; both require an accompanying adult in the room. All prices are in Canadian dollars and include round-trip non-stop Saudia airfare from Toronto. For single occupancy, speak with a Hisar Tour advisor before booking.
A deposit of 30% of the package price per person secures your place. The balance is due by October 31, 2026, seven weeks before departure. Credit card payments carry a 3% processing fee; bank transfer and check carry none. Deposit and refund conditions are set out in the HISAR USA INC Terms and Conditions.
The departure is on Saturday, December 19 and the return lands on Tuesday, December 29 — timed to sit inside the winter school break of most Ontario and Quebec school boards, depending on their local calendar. Many families miss few or no school days, and the remaining days of the break are at home for jet lag before school resumes. Check your own board’s calendar before booking and we will confirm the fit.
The coach leaves Madinah in the very early hours of Tuesday, December 29 to reach Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz airport for the 8:50 AM non-stop flight — so the final night is short, and your group leader confirms the exact departure time the day before. In exchange, you land in Toronto at 2:25 PM the same afternoon rather than overnight. Keep a change of clothes and any medication in your cabin bag.
In most respects, yes. Both flights are non-stop — no connections to manage with children or wheelchairs — and both hotels are within walking distance of the Haramain, so travelers who tire easily can return to rest between prayers. Two things to weigh honestly: the first Umrah comes on the evening you land after an overnight flight, and the final morning starts very early for the 8:50 AM departure. If a traveler uses a wheelchair or has limited mobility, speak with a Hisar Tour advisor before booking.
No. Entry to the Rawdah requires a permit issued through the Nusuk platform with an assigned date and time slot. Your group leader will help you apply and will explain the process during the pre-Umrah webinar. Rawdah access cannot be guaranteed by Hisar Tour or any tour operator, because permits and entry times are controlled by the Saudi authorities.
The order and timing of activities may be adjusted because of flight operations, local regulations, prayer schedules, permit availability, traffic, weather or group needs. Submitting a registration form does not confirm your place — your seat is held once the deposit is received and accepted, after which you receive written confirmation, a document checklist and your payment schedule. All bookings are subject to the HISAR USA INC Terms and Conditions.
New to Umrah and looking for general guidance rather than this departure? See our full Umrah FAQ.
Nine nights, three guided Umrahs, non-stop flights in both directions, both hotels within walking distance of the Haramain, and every meal, transfer and Ziyarah already arranged.
Flights, hotels, meals, transfers and religious guidance arranged in one package.
Speak with an advisor to confirm current availability and room options.
