Ramadan Umrah Packages 2027 from the UK | From £749 per Person
Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting, and to run into early March. Packages start at £749 per person for the first ten nights and rise steeply from there.
The one thing to take from this page
If you want the last ten nights, book now. Not in the autumn, not after the summer holidays. Now.
Rooms within reasonable walking distance of the Haram for the final ten nights of Ramadan are the single most contested thing in Umrah travel, and they are typically committed six to twelve months ahead. As you read this there are roughly five months left.
That is not a sales line. It is the reason people end up paying twice what they expected for a hotel a kilometre out, in the one week of the year when a kilometre is the difference between getting into the mosque and not.
Quick answer
Ramadan 2027 begins around 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting. Eid al-Fitr falls around 9 or 10 March.
First ten nights from £749pp. Middle ten from £825. Last ten nights from £1,199.
February half term falls inside Ramadan this year, which is unusual and means families can go without taking children out of school.
The Haram fills hours before Maghrib in the last ten nights. Proximity stops being about comfort and becomes about access.
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Ramadan 2027: the calendar
All dates approximate and subject to moon sighting. Ramadan runs 29 or 30 days, so the back end can shift by a day.
Window | Approximate dates | What it is |
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1 Ramadan | Around 8 February 2027 | First day of fasting. First Taraweeh the night before |
First ten nights | 8 to 17 February | Calmest and cheapest part of the month |
Middle ten nights | 18 to 27 February | Building. Still manageable |
Last ten nights begin | Around 27 or 28 February | The most crowded ten days of the Islamic year |
Odd nights | 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th of Ramadan | Laylat al-Qadr is sought among these |
Eid al-Fitr | Around 9 or 10 March 2027 | End of the month |
The UK school calendar
February half term in most English and Welsh authorities falls in the week of 15 February 2027, which sits inside the middle ten nights. Scottish authorities set their own dates and several take a break in the same period.
That collision is unusual and it matters. It means a family can perform Umrah in Ramadan without taking children out of school, which normally is not possible at all.
Why the dates move
The Islamic calendar is lunar and runs roughly ten to eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Ramadan walks backwards through the seasons. It has moved out of March and into February, and it will keep moving earlier each year.
Practically, that means Makkah in Ramadan 2027 will sit at around 20 to 30 degrees rather than the 35 plus of a summer Ramadan. Fasting in that weather is considerably easier than it has been in some recent years.
Five ways to do Ramadan Umrah
They are genuinely different trips at genuinely different prices, and most people do not realise they have a choice.
1. The first ten nights
From £749pp for 7 nights at 3 star.
The calmest and cheapest way into Ramadan at the Haram. The mosque is full but not impossible, you can still get in for Taraweeh without arriving hours early, and hotels are available at prices that are not frightening.
This is what we recommend for first-time pilgrims, families with young children, and anyone travelling with elderly parents. You get the month, without the crush.
2. The middle ten nights
From £825pp for 7 nights at 3 star.
Busier than the first ten and still manageable. This is the window the February half term falls into, so it will be the most competitive of the two calmer options for UK families. Book it earlier than the price suggests you need to.
3. The last ten nights
From £1,199pp for 7 nights at 3 star, and considerably more close in.
The most sought-after ten days of the year and the hardest. There is a full and honest section on what it is actually like below. If this is what you want, the booking timeline is the whole game.
4. Run-up plus last ten nights
From £1,749pp for 21 days at 3 star.
Our recommendation for anybody serious about the last ten nights, and the reason is practical rather than spiritual. You arrive around the tenth day, settle in while the mosque is busy but not impossible, learn which entrance works at which hour, and are already in place when the pressure arrives.
The alternative is landing into the most crowded ten days of the Islamic year, jet-lagged, looking for your hotel. More on the 21 days page.
5. The full month
Priced on request, because a full month is built rather than picked off a shelf.
Twenty-nine or thirty nights, arriving before the first fast and leaving after Eid. Almost exclusively retired pilgrims and people on a career break. If this is you, ask early, because the hotel side has to be assembled across several bookings.
Which to choose
If you are | Book | Why |
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A first-time pilgrim | First ten nights | The month without the crush |
Travelling with young children | First ten nights | Manageable crowds, earlier bedtimes |
Taking elderly parents | First ten nights | Access without the physical demand |
Tied to February half term | Middle ten nights | Book early, everyone else has noticed |
Set on Laylat al-Qadr | 21 days covering the run-up | Arrive settled rather than into the crush |
Retired or on a break | Full month | Ask us for a built quote |
Tell us which window and we will check what is left
What the last ten nights are actually like
Written honestly, because most people booking their first Ramadan Umrah have no idea what they are walking into.
The Haram fills hours before Maghrib
Not minutes. Hours. During the final nights the prayer hall fills, then the courtyard, then the upper levels, then the surrounding streets and the piazza.
If you arrive after Asr you may not get inside the building at all. People pray in the road, on the concourse, in hotel lobbies, wherever they can find space and a clear line to the Qibla.
The roads close
Traffic management around the Haram tightens dramatically in the last ten nights. Roads close to vehicles for periods, hotel shuttles either stop further out or stop running altogether, and taxis cannot get near.
This is the single most important practical fact on this page. A hotel advertising a shuttle is advertising something that may not function during the exact week you booked it for.
The day inverts
You will not sleep at night in any pattern you recognise. Taraweeh runs long after Isha. Many people then return to the mosque for Qiyam in the last third of the night, then Suhoor, then Fajr, then sleep during the day.
Everything is open at 2am and nothing much happens at 2pm. It is one of the more remarkable things about the city and it is genuinely tiring.
The crowd is physical
Worth saying plainly. Tawaf in the last ten nights is not something you control the pace of. You are carried. For a lot of people that is part of it. For anyone who finds crowds difficult, or who is frail, or who is managing a child, it is hard and occasionally frightening.
The upper levels are the answer if that is you. The circuit is longer and the density is far lower.
And the other side of it
Every year people tell us the same thing. That it was the hardest travelling they have done and that they would do it again immediately.
Free iftar is laid out across the mosque floor daily, and volunteers will pull you down to sit with them whether you planned to or not. You will break your fast beside people from thirty countries who do not share a language with you. That happens nowhere else and it is why the last ten nights cost what they cost.
Why distance stops being about comfort
On every other page on this site we argue about metres in terms of convenience. In the last ten nights of Ramadan the argument changes completely.
It becomes an access question
A room 200 metres out means you go back after Taraweeh, sleep for two hours, and return for Qiyam. You are inside the building because you were close enough to come back before the crowd rebuilt.
A room a kilometre out means you make a choice. Either you stay at the Haram for eight or ten hours straight without a break, or you go back and do not get in again.
What each distance means in the last ten nights
Distance | Normal months | Last ten nights of Ramadan |
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Under 200 m | Very comfortable | You can return between prayers. This is the point |
200 to 400 m | Comfortable | Workable. Return once a night rather than twice |
400 to 700 m | Fine | Difficult. You will commit to long stays |
700 m to 1.2 km | Manageable with a shuttle | The shuttle may not run. Plan to walk |
Over 1.2 km | Shuttle territory | Not advisable in this window |
The honest recommendation
For the last ten nights specifically, we would rather sell you a shorter trip closer in than a longer trip further out. Five nights at 300 metres will give you more than ten nights at 1.2 km, and that is the opposite of the advice we give for every other month of the year.
The luxury page sets out the proximity bands and what closing the gap actually costs.
Ramadan 2027 prices
Ramadan pricing works by window rather than by month, and the gap between the first ten nights and the last ten is larger than most people expect.
7 nights, by window
Hotel tier | First ten nights | Middle ten nights | Last ten nights |
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3 Star | From £749 | From £825 | From £1,199 |
4 Star | From £899 | From £999 | From £1,449 |
5 Star | From £1,049 | From £1,175 | From £1,749 |
Longer stays covering the last ten nights
Hotel tier | 14 nights | 21 days (20 nights) |
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3 Star | From £1,399 | From £1,749 |
4 Star | From £1,699 | From £2,149 |
5 Star | From £1,999 | From £2,549 |
Per person, quad sharing. Includes return flights from your nearest UK airport, both hotels, the Saudi Umrah visa, all three transfers and guided Ziyarat. Twin or double occupancy adds more in Ramadan than at other times because rooms are scarcer.
Why the last ten nights cost what they do
Supply. There is a finite number of rooms within walking distance of the Haram and there is no way to build more in the time available. Demand for that specific week comes from every Muslim country in the world simultaneously.
We price the same way we price everything else, £20 under the lowest comparable UK package for the same window and tier. What we cannot do is make Ramadan cheap, and any agency claiming to has either found a hotel a long way out or is not telling you something.
The comparison worth making
Off-peak, a 7 night 3 star package is £499. In the last ten nights of Ramadan it is £1,199. That is the same flights, the same visa and a comparable hotel.
If the figure is the obstacle, the first ten nights at £749 is a genuinely good trip and the post-Ramadan window in mid-March is one of the cheapest of the entire year.
The booking timeline
Concrete, because vague advice about booking early is useless.
If you want | Book by | Status as of now |
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Last ten nights, close in | Already | Very limited. Ask today |
Last ten nights, further out | September 2026 | Tight |
21 days covering the run-up | September 2026 | Tight |
February half term week | September 2026 | Competitive, book early |
Middle ten nights | October 2026 | Available |
First ten nights | November 2026 | Good availability |
Post-Ramadan, mid-March onwards | December 2026 | Wide open and cheap |
What happens if you leave it
Not that prices simply rise. That the inventory close to the Haram disappears entirely and what remains is a long way out. In the last ten nights, a long way out is the wrong product at any price.
The visa side
Book the flights and hotel early and the visa later, because the single-entry Umrah visa now gives you only 30 days from issue to enter the country. Applying in October for a February trip does not work. We time the submission to your departure. Detail on the visa page.
The vaccine
Book the ACWY appointment as soon as you pay your deposit. It is a visa requirement and the certificate must be dated at least ten days before you arrive. Ramadan is the season when GP appointment waits are longest, because everybody is doing it at once.
February half term 2027
Worth its own section because it is genuinely unusual.
What has happened
Ramadan starting around 8 February means the half term week in mid-February falls inside the month. In a normal year, taking children to Ramadan Umrah means taking them out of school.
What it makes possible
A family can perform Umrah in Ramadan on a school holiday. For parents who have been waiting for exactly this alignment, this is the year.
What it also means
Every other family in Britain has spotted it. That single week will be the most contested UK-origin booking of the whole Ramadan period, more so than the last ten nights, because the last ten nights compete globally while half term competes locally and everybody local wants the same seven days.
What we would do
Book it now, take the first ten or middle ten nights rather than holding out for the last ten, and accept a hotel slightly further out than you would in a quieter month. With children, the first ten nights is the better trip anyway.
Scottish and Northern Irish term dates differ, so check your own council rather than assuming.
Surviving a Ramadan Umrah
The practical section, and the one that will make the biggest difference to your trip.
Sleep in two blocks
Do not try to keep a UK sleep pattern. Most people who manage well sleep from after Fajr until late morning, and again for a couple of hours in the late afternoon before Maghrib.
That second sleep is the one people skip and the one that decides whether they last the month.
Do not perform Umrah on arrival day
You will have flown, you may be fasting, and Tawaf and Sa’i are physically demanding. Arrive, break your fast, sleep, and perform Umrah the following day or that night after Taraweeh when the Mataf thins.
Hydrate between Maghrib and Fajr, properly
The window is long and most people under-drink in it. Zamzam is free and everywhere inside the Haram. Dehydration over a fortnight of fasting in a hot climate is the most common reason people end up unwell.
Take the free iftar
Laid out across the mosque floor daily. Dates, water, yoghurt, bread. Volunteers will pull you down to join them.
This is also why we advise against booking full board for a Ramadan trip. You would be paying for a hotel buffet upstairs while one of the better experiences of the month happens on the floor of the mosque. More on board options on the all inclusive page.
Suhoor
Everything is open. The area around both Harams is busier at 2am in Ramadan than at midday. You will not struggle to eat.
Plan Tawaf for the quiet hours
After Suhoor and before Fajr, or in the middle of the morning. Not after Maghrib, and not straight after Taraweeh, unless being carried by a crowd is what you want.
Use the upper levels
Far less dense than ground level, and in the last ten nights it is the difference between a Tawaf you can complete and one you cannot. The circuit is longer because the radius is bigger. That is a fair trade.
Rawdah permits
Free through the Nusuk app and released on a rolling basis. In Ramadan they are taken within minutes and women have fewer sessions.
Book the moment your visa is approved. On a longer stay you get more chances, which is another argument for the 14 or 21 night options.
Fasting while travelling
A question we are asked constantly and one where we will point you to somebody qualified rather than answer it ourselves.
The general position
It is widely taught that a traveller is permitted not to fast during travel and to make up the missed days afterwards. That concession exists precisely for journeys like this one.
What that means in practice
Most people fast for the days they are settled and take the concession on the flight days, particularly on a long connecting itinerary from Scotland or Northern Ireland where you may be travelling sixteen hours.
Who to ask
Your local imam, before you travel. The specifics depend on your circumstances, your health and which position you follow, and none of that is a travel agency’s to rule on. We arrange the flights.
One practical note
Tell us at booking if you intend to fast on the travel day. It changes which flight time we recommend, and an evening departure is considerably kinder than a 6am one if you have been fasting since dawn.
Who should think twice
We would rather say this than take a booking somebody regrets.
First-time pilgrims in the last ten nights
You have never performed Tawaf, you do not know the building, and you are doing it in the most crowded conditions of the year while fasting. Plenty of people manage. Plenty of people also come home saying they wish they had done a normal Umrah first.
The first ten nights of Ramadan gives you the month and a manageable version of it.
Young children in the last ten nights
The crowd density and the inverted sleep pattern are genuinely hard on under-tens. The first ten nights, or a non-Ramadan trip, is the kinder booking.
Anyone with mobility limitations, unless very close in
If the shuttle stops running and the roads close, a hotel at 900 metres becomes a 900 metre walk in a crowd. If you are booking for a parent in their eighties for the last ten nights, book under 300 metres or book a different window.
Anyone who cannot adjust their sleep
The trip runs at night. If you need eight hours in one block you will find the last ten nights very difficult.
Eid al-Fitr in Makkah or Madinah
Around 9 or 10 March 2027, subject to the sighting.
What it is like
Eid prayer at the Haram is enormous and the atmosphere afterwards is unlike anything else. The city empties over the following two or three days as the Ramadan crowd leaves, and there is a strange quiet that people who stay on always mention.
The booking implication
If Eid matters to you, you need a package that runs past it rather than ending on the 29th. The 21 day option is built for exactly this. A 7 night last-ten-nights package will usually have you flying home before it.
Flights around Eid
The two or three days after Eid are among the busiest departure days of the year out of Jeddah and Madinah. Book early and expect the airport to be slow.
The alternative nobody mentions
If the Ramadan figures are simply out of reach, this is worth knowing.
The post-Ramadan window
Demand falls off sharply after Eid because everybody who wanted to go has just been. Mid-March through April 2027 is genuinely one of the cheapest windows of the entire year, with Makkah at a comfortable 22 to 32 degrees.
You will not have Ramadan. You will have a quiet Haram, mild weather and prices close to the January floor. For a first Umrah, plenty of people would say that is the better trip.
Or the first ten nights
At £749 rather than £1,199, you are in the Haram in Ramadan, breaking your fast on the mosque floor, praying Taraweeh. The reward for Umrah in Ramadan is not confined to the final ten days.
Full detail on where the value windows sit through the year on the cheap packages page.
What is included
- Return flights from your nearest UK airport, one ticket, bags checked through
- Hotel in Makkah, named in writing with the distance in metres and the nearest gate
- Hotel in Madinah, same detail
- Saudi Umrah visa, submitted through Nusuk and tracked to approval
- Airport to hotel transfer on arrival
- Makkah to Madinah transfer, around four and a half hours by air conditioned coach
- Hotel to airport transfer at the end
- Guided Ziyarat in both cities, scheduled around the fasting day
- A named agent on WhatsApp throughout, at Saudi hours
Ramadan-specific notes
Transfers in the last ten nights are scheduled around road closures rather than around the clock, and we will tell you the realistic timings rather than the theoretical ones.
Ziyarat is arranged for daytime hours when the sites are open and you are not competing with the evening. Detail on the Ziyarat page.
Not included
Travel insurance, your ACWY vaccine, meals beyond breakfast, local taxis, and getting to your UK airport.
How to book
- WhatsApp +44 7737 144 335 or call. Say Ramadan in the first message, because it changes how we handle the enquiry.
- Tell us which window you want. First ten nights, middle ten, last ten, or a longer stay covering the run-up.
- Tell us who is travelling, ages of any children, and whether anybody has mobility limitations. In Ramadan that decides the hotel more than the budget does.
- We come back the same day with what is genuinely available, not what we wish were available. If your window has gone we will say so and offer the alternatives.
- Pay a £99 deposit per person to hold it. Interest-free instalments on the balance.
- Book your ACWY vaccine appointment the same week. Ramadan is when GP waits are longest.
- Send us passports, photos and ACWY certificates by WhatsApp.
- We submit the visa through Nusuk, timed to your departure because of the 30 day entry window.
- The day your visa lands, book your Umrah permit and Rawdah permit in the app. In Ramadan the Rawdah slots go within minutes.
- You travel. Your named agent is on WhatsApp throughout, at Saudi hours, for the whole month.
Airport guides: Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Gatwick, Glasgow, Stansted.
Comparing a Ramadan quote from elsewhere? Ask for the hotel name and the distance in metres before you compare anything else. Beat My Quote.
Ramadan Umrah 2027: 89 questions answered
Grouped by topic. Direct answer first, detail underneath where it earns its place. All dates approximate and subject to moon sighting.
Dates and timing
When is Ramadan 2027?
It begins around 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting, and runs into early March.
When are the last ten nights?
They begin around 27 or 28 February 2027, depending on whether the month runs 29 or 30 days.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2027?
Around 9 or 10 March 2027.
When is Laylat al-Qadr?
It is sought among the odd nights of the last ten, being the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th of Ramadan.
Why is Ramadan earlier every year?
The Islamic calendar is lunar and about ten to eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so it walks backwards through the seasons.
What is the weather like in Ramadan 2027?
Makkah around 20 to 30 degrees, which is considerably easier for fasting than a summer Ramadan.
Can the dates change?
Yes, by a day either way, because they depend on moon sighting. Build a day of slack into your plans.
Does February half term fall in Ramadan?
Yes, in most English and Welsh authorities the mid-February week sits inside the middle ten nights. Scottish dates vary by council.
Which window to choose
What are the different Ramadan windows?
First ten nights, middle ten, last ten, a longer stay covering the run-up plus the last ten, or the full month.
Which is cheapest?
The first ten nights, from £749 per person for 7 nights at 3 star.
Which is most expensive?
The last ten nights, from £1,199 at 3 star and considerably more close in.
Which do you recommend for a first Ramadan Umrah?
The first ten nights. You get the month without the crush.
Which is best with children?
The first ten nights, comfortably. The crowd density and inverted sleep pattern in the last ten are hard on under-tens.
What if I want Laylat al-Qadr?
A longer stay covering the run-up plus the last ten nights, so you arrive settled rather than into the crush.
Can I do the full month?
Yes, priced on request because it is built rather than picked off a shelf. Ask early.
Is the reward only in the last ten nights?
The reward for Umrah in Ramadan applies across the month. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said Umrah in Ramadan equals Hajj in reward, reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
The last ten nights
What are the last ten nights actually like?
The Haram fills hours before Maghrib. During the final nights the hall, the courtyard, the upper levels and the surrounding streets all fill.
Might I not get in?
Yes. Arriving after Asr can mean not getting inside the building at all. People pray in the road and on the concourse.
Do the shuttles run?
Often not. Roads close to traffic for periods and hotel shuttles either stop further out or stop entirely.
Can I get a taxi?
Not close to the Haram during closures. Plan to walk.
What is the sleep pattern?
Inverted. Taraweeh runs long after Isha, many return for Qiyam in the last third of the night, then Suhoor, then Fajr, then sleep during the day.
Is Tawaf difficult in the last ten nights?
You do not control the pace, you are carried. For anyone who finds crowds difficult it is hard and occasionally frightening.
What is the answer if crowds are a problem?
The upper levels. Longer circuit, far lower density, and in the last ten nights it is the difference between completing a Tawaf and not.
Is it worth it?
Every year people tell us it was the hardest travelling they have done and they would do it again immediately.
Distance and hotels
How close do I need to be in the last ten nights?
Under 400 metres if you can, and under 200 is genuinely different. Distance stops being about comfort and becomes about whether you can return between prayers.
What happens at a kilometre out?
You commit to eight or ten hour stays at the Haram, or you go back and do not get in again.
Is a shuttle enough?
In the last ten nights, no. It may not be running when you need it.
Would you sell me a shorter trip closer in?
For the last ten nights, we would recommend it. Five nights at 300 metres beats ten nights at 1.2 km, which is the opposite of our advice in every other month.
Is it different in the first ten nights?
Considerably. The normal distance rules apply and a 3 star with a shuttle is a perfectly good booking.
Will you tell me the hotel before I pay?
Both of them, in writing, with the distance in metres and the nearest gate. In Ramadan this matters more than at any other time.
What if the hotel is not confirmed?
You get a shortlist and a guaranteed maximum distance. Never accept near Haram in a Ramadan quote.
Is Madinah easier?
Yes. Masjid an-Nabawi is busy but the area is flatter, the walks shorter and the pressure lower than Makkah.
Prices
How much is Ramadan Umrah 2027?
From £749 for the first ten nights, £825 for the middle ten and £1,199 for the last ten, per person for 7 nights at 3 star.
How much at 4 star?
From £899, £999 and £1,449 across the three windows.
How much at 5 star?
From £1,049, £1,175 and £1,749.
How much for 14 nights?
From £1,399 at 3 star, £1,699 at 4 star and £1,999 at 5 star, covering the last ten nights.
How much for 21 days?
From £1,749 at 3 star, £2,149 at 4 star and £2,549 at 5 star.
Why is it so much more than a normal month?
Supply. There are a finite number of rooms within walking distance and demand comes from every Muslim country at once.
How does that compare with off-peak?
A 7 night 3 star package is £499 off-peak and £1,199 in the last ten nights. Same flights, same visa, comparable hotel.
Is anyone genuinely cheaper?
If a quote looks dramatically lower, ask for the hotel name and the distance in metres. That question answers it.
Do you price match in Ramadan?
Yes, £20 under the lowest comparable UK package for the same window and tier. What we cannot do is make Ramadan cheap.
What is the deposit?
£99 per person, same as any other package.
Can I pay monthly?
Yes, interest free. On a Ramadan booking made now for February, that spreads across five or six payments.
Is quad sharing available?
Yes, and it is the headline rate. Twin or double adds more in Ramadan than usual because rooms are scarcer.
When to book
When should I book for the last ten nights?
Now. Rooms close to the Haram for that window are typically committed six to twelve months ahead.
Is it too late?
For the closest properties, possibly. Ask us today and we will tell you what is genuinely left rather than what we wish were left.
When should I book the first ten nights?
By November 2026 for good availability.
When should I book February half term?
By September 2026. It will be the most contested UK-origin week of the whole period.
What happens if I leave it?
Not simply that prices rise. That inventory close to the Haram disappears and what remains is a long way out, which is the wrong product at any price in this window.
When should I apply for the visa?
Later than you think. The single-entry visa gives 30 days from issue to enter, so we time submission to your departure rather than rushing it.
When should I get the vaccine?
The same week you pay your deposit. Ramadan is when GP appointment waits are longest because everybody is doing it at once.
Can I book last minute for Ramadan?
The first twenty nights, with difficulty and at a price. The last ten nights, realistically no.
February half term
Does half term fall in Ramadan 2027?
Yes, the mid-February week in most English and Welsh authorities sits inside the middle ten nights.
Why does that matter?
Because normally, taking children to Ramadan Umrah means taking them out of school. This year it does not.
Will it be busy?
Extremely. Every UK family has spotted the same thing and everybody wants the same seven days.
What would you advise?
Book now, take the first ten or middle ten rather than holding out for the last ten, and accept a hotel slightly further out.
Are Scottish dates the same?
No. Scottish councils set their own term dates and they vary. Check your own.
Practical
How should I manage sleep?
In two blocks. After Fajr until late morning, and again for a couple of hours in the late afternoon before Maghrib.
Which sleep do people skip?
The afternoon one, and it is the one that decides whether you last the month.
Should I perform Umrah on arrival day?
No. Arrive, break your fast, sleep, and perform it the next day or that night after Taraweeh when the Mataf thins.
When is the best time for Tawaf in Ramadan?
After Suhoor and before Fajr, or mid-morning. Not after Maghrib and not straight after Taraweeh.
What about iftar?
Free iftar is laid out across the mosque floor daily. Dates, water, yoghurt, bread, and volunteers who will pull you down to join them.
Should I book full board in Ramadan?
Generally no. You would be paying for a hotel buffet while one of the better experiences of the month happens on the floor of the mosque.
Is food available at 2am?
Everything is open. The area around both Harams is busier at 2am than at midday.
How do I avoid dehydration?
Drink properly across the whole window between Maghrib and Fajr rather than just at iftar. Zamzam is free and everywhere inside the Haram.
What about Rawdah permits?
Free through Nusuk, taken within minutes in Ramadan, and women have fewer sessions. Book the moment your visa is approved.
Does a longer stay help with Rawdah?
Considerably, because more nights in Madinah means more chances and cancellations release throughout.
Fasting and travel
Do I have to fast on the flight?
It is widely taught that a traveller is permitted not to fast during travel and to make the days up afterwards.
What do most people do?
Fast on the days they are settled and take the concession on flight days, particularly on a long connecting itinerary.
Who should I ask?
Your local imam, before you travel. The specifics depend on your circumstances and it is not a travel agency’s to rule on.
Does the flight time matter if I am fasting?
Yes, considerably. An evening departure is much kinder than a 6am one. Tell us at booking and we will factor it in.
Will there be food on the flight?
Yes, and the crew on these routes are entirely used to passengers fasting and to Suhoor timings.
Who should reconsider
Is Ramadan good for a first Umrah?
The first ten nights, yes. The last ten nights as your first ever Umrah is a lot, and some people come home wishing they had done a normal trip first.
Should I take young children?
In the first ten nights, yes. In the last ten, we would suggest otherwise.
What about elderly parents?
First ten nights, or last ten only if you can book under 300 metres. If the shuttle stops and the roads close, a 900 metre hotel means a 900 metre walk in a crowd.
What if I need eight hours sleep in one block?
You will find the last ten nights very difficult. The trip runs at night.
Will you tell me if I have booked the wrong window?
Yes, before you pay. We would rather sell you the first ten nights that works than the last ten that does not.
Eid and afterwards
Will Eid fall inside my trip?
Only on a longer package. A 7 night last-ten-nights trip usually has you flying home before it.
What is Eid at the Haram like?
Enormous, and the city empties over the following two or three days in a way people who stay on always mention.
Are flights busy after Eid?
Among the busiest departure days of the year out of Jeddah and Madinah. Book early and expect the airport to be slow.
Is it cheaper just after Ramadan?
Substantially. Mid-March through April 2027 is one of the cheapest windows of the whole year, with Makkah at 22 to 32 degrees.
Would you recommend that instead?
For a first Umrah on a tight budget, plenty of people would say it is the better trip. Detail on the cheap packages page.
Booking with us
How do I start?
WhatsApp +44 7737 144 335 and say Ramadan in the first message, because it changes how we handle the enquiry.
What do you need to know?
Which window, who is travelling with ages, whether anybody has mobility limitations, and your nearest airport.
Will you tell me if my window has gone?
Yes, and offer the alternatives, rather than taking a deposit for something we cannot deliver.
Is Ziyarat included?
Yes, scheduled for daytime hours around the fasting day rather than competing with the evening. More on the Ziyarat page.
Are transfers affected by road closures?
In the last ten nights, yes. We give you realistic timings rather than theoretical ones.
Do you do Ramadan group bookings?
Yes, and they need booking earlier than individual ones because blocks of rooms are harder to secure.
Where can I read more?
Our blog covers the practical side, and the packages hub has every tier, month, city and airport.
Related pages
Book Ramadan Umrah 2027
From £749 per person for the first ten nights. Return flights, both hotels named with the distance in metres, the Saudi visa, all three transfers and guided Ziyarat. Held with a £99 deposit.
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WhatsApp or call: +44 7737 144 335
Office: 7 Huxley Avenue, Manchester, M8 0SJ
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Message us today rather than after the weekend. Ramadan begins around 8 February 2027 and the rooms that make the last ten nights worth doing are going now.
Tell us which window you want and who is travelling. We will tell you honestly what is left, and if it has gone we will say so and show you the alternatives rather than selling you a hotel a kilometre out and letting you find out in February.
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