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Six nights in Madinah and Makkah over the winter break — non-stop Saudia in both directions from JFK, two five-star hotels a short walk from the Haramain, Jumu’ah at Masjid al-Haram, and Imam Recep Zandolu with the group from New York and back.
From $3,700 per person · quad occupancy · 30% deposit secures your place
This is the shortest week of the year most American families can actually take — and the one week when school, work and the mosque calendar all pause at once, depending on your local school calendar.
You leave JFK at 11:00 AM on Sunday, December 20 and land back at 9:00 AM on Monday, December 28. Both flights are non-stop: no connection to manage, no second boarding gate to find with children and hand luggage.
The route is Madinah first. You arrive on Monday morning and spend three nights in Madinah al-Munawwarah before traveling to Makkah al-Mukarramah for three more. Starting in Madinah gives you time to recover from the overnight flight before entering ihram — which matters if this is your first Umrah, or if you are traveling with young children or older parents. It also means Jumu’ah falls in Makkah, prayed in Masjid al-Haram on Friday, December 25.
Both hotels on this departure are five-star and close enough to walk: roughly 100 meters from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah and roughly 200 meters from Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. No daily shuttle, no taxi queue after Isha, and a room you can return to between prayers — which is what the Luxury tier is actually buying you. Breakfast and dinner are served daily as open buffets at both hotels.
Imam Recep Zandolu travels with the group from JFK and back, leading each Umrah, explaining the Ziyarah sites, and answering the questions first-time pilgrims are often reluctant to ask.
Everything — flights, Saudi visa support, hotels, meals, transfers, guided Ziyarah and religious guidance — is arranged in one package.
Outbound · Dec 20–21
Return · Dec 28
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Departs | Arrives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 20 | SV 20 | Boeing 777-300 | JFK 11:00 AM | Jeddah 6:30 AM (Mon) |
| Mon, Dec 28 | SV 21 | Boeing 777-300 | Jeddah 3:30 AM | JFK 9:00 AM |
One flight, no connection. SV 20 leaves New York (JFK) at 11:00 AM on Sunday, December 20 and lands in Jeddah at 6:30 AM the next morning — an overnight flight of 11 hours 30 minutes on a Boeing 777-300. The late-morning departure means no pre-dawn drive to the airport. Hisar Tour staff meet the group at JFK for check-in and accompany you through arrival formalities in Jeddah, after which the group transfers to Madinah by private coach.
The return is also non-stop, departing Jeddah at 3:30 AM on Monday, December 28 and landing at JFK at 9:00 AM the same morning. 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 Madinah the measure of a hotel is how easily you can walk back for the next prayer. At roughly 100 meters, Maden Hotel is close enough that the Prophet’s Mosque stays part of your day rather than an expedition — and the itinerary leaves two of the three Madinah days unscheduled so you can use it.
The short walk is the point. In Makkah you will want to pray at the Haram five times a day, and the difference between a two-minute walk and a shuttle ride is the difference between returning for every prayer and returning twice.
Hotel images are representative. Room configuration, furnishings and views may vary by final allocation.
| Room | Sharing | Per person | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuadFrom | 4 travelers | $3,700 | Families traveling together only |
| Triple | 3 travelers | $3,850 | Families traveling together only |
| Double | 2 travelers | $4,100 | Most chosen for this departure |
| Child | Age 2–8, no separate bed | $2,665 | Must share with an accompanying adult |
| Infant | Under 2, no seat | $450 | Must share with an accompanying adult |
Departure
Sunday, December 20
SV 20 · JFK 11:00 AM → JED 6:30 AM · Non-stop
Meet the Hisar Tour team at JFK for group check-in. Your group leader coordinates baggage, seating and boarding, and explains what happens on arrival in Saudi Arabia. Because the route begins in Madinah, you do not enter ihram for this flight — that comes later in the week, on the road to Makkah. Dinner and a night’s rest on board.
Madinah al-Munawwarah
3 nights · Maden Hotel
Land in Jeddah at 6:30 AM. The Hisar Tour team accompanies the group through immigration, then a private coach brings you to Madinah al-Munawwarah with rest stops on the way; your group leader confirms the timing on the day. After check-in and time to rest, the group walks to Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in the evening to offer the first salam to the Prophet ﷺ. Imam Recep Zandolu explains the etiquette and layout of the mosque beforehand, so first-time pilgrims are never left guessing.
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. Then a morning guided Ziyarah by private coach to Mount Uhud and the resting place of the martyrs, Masjid al-Qiblatayn and Masjid Quba, narrated through Bluetooth headsets so you hear clearly without crowding around a guide. The afternoon and evening are unscheduled, deliberately — with the hotel a hundred meters from the mosque, that time is worth more to you than another stop on a list.
No group activity is scheduled, by design. Prayer, reading, Rawdah permits where granted, and unhurried time in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi — this is the day the three-night stay in Madinah exists for. Your group leader can advise on quieter hours and where to meet if family members split up. This is your last night in Madinah; pack tonight, because tomorrow begins with check-out and ihram.
Makkah al-Mukarramah
3 nights · Dar Al Ghufran
Check out and travel to Makkah by private coach. The group stops at Dhul Hulayfah (Abyar Ali), the miqat appointed for those coming from Madinah, to bathe, change into ihram and pray two rak’ahs; your imam leads the talbiyah and walks through every step of the rites before you arrive. After check-in 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.
Nothing is scheduled before Jumu’ah, by design — the Friday prayer in Masjid al-Haram is the reason this day is kept open. Your group leader will advise when to leave the hotel to find a place, which on a Friday at the Haram means considerably earlier than usual. 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 the Mashaer — 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.
The journey home
Farewell tawaf · Al-Balad · the flight home
The morning is kept for a farewell tawaf and final worship at Masjid al-Haram. Check out around 2:00 PM and travel by private coach to Jeddah.
For more than a thousand years, pilgrims arriving by sea entered the Arabian Peninsula through Jeddah’s port and continued overland to Makkah. That history is why the old city, Al-Balad, carries the UNESCO World Heritage name “Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah,” inscribed in 2014. You will walk through it in the opposite direction from the pilgrims who came before you.
Your guided visit takes in Al-Balad’s coral-stone merchant houses with their carved rawasheen balconies, the old souqs and the historic mosques, with Maghrib prayed in the district. The group then continues to the Jeddah Corniche on the Red Sea and stops for dinner before transferring to the airport.
SV 21 · JED 3:30 AM → JFK 9:00 AM · Non-stop
The return is non-stop: thirteen and a half hours from Jeddah, landing at JFK at 9:00 AM on Monday, December 28 — with the rest of the winter break still ahead of you before school and work resume.
Hotels, airports, transportation routes, Ziyarah locations and every scheduled stop of this Madinah-first itinerary.
Every hotel, airport, transfer and Ziyarah stop of this Madinah-first itinerary — on one interactive map. It loads only when you ask, so this page stays fast.
Imam Recep Zandolu accompanies the group from JFK to JFK — 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 at Dhul Hulayfah works on this Madinah-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:
Six nights is a short week. Three nights in each city is enough to perform Umrah unhurried and to pray each Haram properly, but it is not enough for a long list of optional excursions — and one of the three Makkah days is taken by Ziyarah. If you want more open time at the Haram, look at our nine-night departures instead.
The final day is long. You check out at 2:00 PM on December 27 and the return flight leaves at 3:30 AM, so there is no hotel room for that stretch. The guided Jeddah program fills it well, but it is a demanding end to the week.
Registration for this departure closes on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Places are limited and are allocated in the order deposits are received; visa and ticketing deadlines are the reason the date is firm rather than a sales tactic.
A deposit of 30% of the package price per person secures your place. The remaining balance is due no later than Friday, November 20, 2026, thirty days before departure. 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 Zelle (hisartour@uama.us), bank deposit or wire transfer, check payable to HISAR USA INC, or credit card — subject to a 3% processing fee. Zelle, bank transfer and check carry no fee.
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. Airline and hotel penalties apply separately, and prices are subject to availability and exchange-rate changes until your booking is confirmed.
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 return date. Traveler names on the booking must match the passport exactly; corrections after ticketing are subject to airline fees.
Yes — both directions are non-stop on Saudia. SV 20 leaves New York (JFK) at 11:00 AM on Sunday, December 20 and lands in Jeddah at 6:30 AM on Monday, December 21. SV 21 leaves Jeddah at 3:30 AM on Monday, December 28 and lands at JFK at 9:00 AM the same morning. Both flights are operated by a Boeing 777-300, and two checked bags of 23 kg each plus cabin baggage are included per passenger.
Madinah first: three nights in Madinah al-Munawwarah (December 21–23), then three nights in Makkah al-Mukarramah (December 24–26). That is six hotel nights; the outbound flight is the seventh night of the trip and the final night is spent traveling. Starting in Madinah lets you recover from the overnight flight before entering ihram, and it places Jumu’ah in Makkah.
Both are five-star and both are walkable. Maden Hotel in Madinah is approximately 100 meters from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, a one-to-two-minute walk. Dar Al Ghufran in Makkah is approximately 200 meters from Masjid al-Haram, a two-to-four-minute walk. Neither requires a shuttle. Hotels are shown as named or similar; if a substitution becomes necessary, the replacement is a five-star hotel within the walking bands published on this page.
At Dhul Hulayfah, also called Abyar Ali — the miqat appointed for pilgrims traveling from Madinah, about nine miles outside the city. On Thursday, December 24 the group checks out, stops there to bathe, change into ihram and pray two rak’ahs, and makes the intention with the imam before continuing to Makkah. You do not enter ihram for the flight from New York, because the route begins in Madinah.
Three guided group Umrahs are scheduled: the first on the evening of arrival in Makkah on December 24, the second from Masjid al-Tan’eem on the evening of December 25, and the third from Ju’ranah after the Makkah Ziyarah on December 26. Participation in the second and third is optional — some pilgrims prefer to spend those evenings in worship at the Haram.
In Masjid al-Haram, on Friday, December 25 — the day after the group reaches Makkah. Nothing else is scheduled that morning, because finding a place for Jumu’ah at the Haram means leaving the hotel considerably earlier than for an ordinary prayer. Your group leader advises on the timing the evening before, and the hotel’s two-minute walk is what makes an early start practical.
Yes, for eligible passports. Saudi tourist visa processing and the health insurance attached to it are included for U.S. passport holders and other eligible nationalities, and the Hisar Tour office supports you through the documents. If your passport is not eligible, an Umrah visa is required at $250 per person. Tell us your nationality before booking and we will confirm which applies to you.
Yes. Daily open-buffet breakfast and daily open-buffet dinner are included at both hotels for all six hotel 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 Recep Zandolu accompanies the group from JFK to JFK — not a local guide who meets you on arrival. He leads each group Umrah, explains the Ziyarah sites, and answers questions throughout the journey. Every pilgrim also receives a Bluetooth headset, and all registered pilgrims are invited to a pre-Umrah webinar before departure.
$3,700 is per person based on quad occupancy — four travelers sharing one room, families only. Triple is $3,850 per person (families only) and double is $4,100. All prices are in U.S. dollars and include the non-stop flights, both five-star hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, all transfers, visa processing for eligible passports, and every guided activity in the itinerary. For single occupancy or a child traveling with you, speak with an advisor.
Registration for this departure closes on Saturday, October 31, 2026. A deposit of 30% of the package price per person secures your place, and the balance is due by November 20, 2026, thirty days before departure. Credit card payments carry a 3% processing fee; Zelle, bank transfer and check carry none. Deposit and refund conditions are set out in the HISAR USA INC Terms and Conditions.
It is long, but it is filled. On Sunday, December 27 the morning is kept for a farewell tawaf, you check out around 2:00 PM, and the group travels by private coach to Jeddah for a guided visit to Al-Balad and the Corniche, with dinner before the airport transfer for the 3:30 AM flight. There is no hotel room between check-out and departure, so rest in the morning and keep a change of clothes and medication in your cabin bag. Ask us about a day-use room if you would prefer to rest.
For the rites themselves, comfortably. Three Umrahs, both Ziyarah programs and Jumu’ah at the Haram fit inside the week, and the hotels are close enough that prayer time is not lost to transport. What six nights does not leave is a long stretch of unscheduled days at the Haram. If that matters more than a shorter trip, our nine-night departures suit better.
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.
Six hotel nights, three guided Umrahs, Jumu’ah at Masjid al-Haram, guided Ziyarah in both cities, a guided visit to Al-Balad in Jeddah, two five-star hotels a short walk from the Haramain, and every meal, transfer and flight already arranged.
Registration closes October 31, 2026 · 30% deposit secures your place.
Speak with an advisor to confirm current availability and room options.
