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Umrah in the company of a scholar

Makkah and Madinah, with a scholar who knows you by name.

Small, considered groups. Five-star stays minutes from the Haram, the Haramain line between the cities, and a scholar travelling with you from arrival to departure.

  • Small groups
  • Five-star, minutes from the Haram
  • A scholar throughout

Find a departure

Dates confirmed, prices all-in

The standard

Five-star, minutes from the Haram

Hotels chosen for the walk, not the lobby: close enough in both cities that the day is spent at the Haram, not commuting to it.

Haramain rail between the cities

The high-speed line from Makkah to Madinah, never a coach. Two hours, seated, with the group together.

A scholar with you throughout

From the airport to the return flight. Group sessions on the rites, and someone to ask at odd hours.

Why we exist

Price a group honestly, keep it small, and pay the scholar what the work is worth.

Umrah has quietly become something fewer families can plan around. Flights, hotels minutes from the Haram, and a guide who actually knows the rites, put together honestly and without markup dressed up as convenience, cost more than most trip budgets allow. So people wait, or they go with whoever is cheapest and hope for the best.

At the same time, the scholars who make these journeys meaningful, who teach the fiqh of the rites, answer questions at odd hours and stay present the whole trip, are often paid as an afterthought, if they are paid a fair rate at all. We think both problems share one fix.

What is included, always

Everything the trip needs, priced once.

One figure per person, per room type. What it covers is listed here and on every departure page before you pay a deposit.

  1. Visa
  2. Ground transport

Not included

  • Flights, unless booked with us
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses

How we choose our scholars

The scholar is the trip. So the standard is not negotiable.

The scholars who travel with us
  1. Verified credentials

    Recognised scholarly credentials in fiqh and the rites of Umrah, verified before any group is confirmed.

  2. Present for the whole itinerary

    Not a local guide handed off partway through. The same scholar from the first airport to the last.

  3. Available every day

    For questions and guidance, in group sessions and one to one, at the hours pilgrims actually have them.

  4. Reviewed after every departure

    Against pilgrim feedback, before being invited back to lead another group.

How it works

Four steps, none of them a surprise.

More on how it works
  1. Reserve your seat

    A deposit holds your place on the departure.

  2. Complete your documents

    Passport, photo and traveller details, at your own pace.

  3. We handle the visa

    Submitted on your behalf once documents are complete.

  4. Travel

    Meet your group and scholar, and depart.

Be there when the first group opens.

One message when a departure is confirmed, with the dates and the price. Nothing else.

Qafilah Travels | Umrah with a scholar