21 Days Umrah Packages from the UK | From £789 per Person, £39 a Night

A 21 day Umrah package starts at £789 per person, including return flights, your Saudi visa, hotels in Makkah and Madinah, and every transfer once you land. Twelve nights in Makkah, eight in Madinah.

First, the bit that trips people up

Twenty-one days means twenty nights, because you sleep in Saudi Arabia on twenty of the twenty-one days and spend the other one flying.

That is how we count and how we price, and we say so up front because the industry is not consistent about it. Some agencies advertise 21 days and mean 21 nights. Others advertise it and mean 19. Ask any quote you are comparing exactly how many nights you are paying for, because a night is worth roughly £39 to £52 depending on the tier.

If you want a genuine 21 nights, we will price that too. Just say so.

Three weeks is not a longer holiday

A week is a pilgrimage. A fortnight is a stay. Three weeks is closer to living somewhere temporarily, and it needs planning of a different kind. There is laundry, there is a food budget, there is a routine, and there is the question of what you are actually going to do with the middle week.

Most pages about long Umrah trips talk about the price per night. This one deals with the rest of it.

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The Ramadan case, which is why this length exists

Most people who book three weeks are doing it for one reason, and it is worth setting out properly.

The shape of it

Ramadan runs twenty-nine or thirty days. A twenty-one day trip lets you arrive somewhere around the tenth day, settle in while the mosque is busy but not impossible, and then be in place for the last ten nights and Eid.

That is a different proposition to flying in for the final week. You are not arriving into the most crowded ten days of the Islamic year jet-lagged and looking for your hotel. You are already there, you know the building, you know which entrance works at which hour, and you have a routine before the pressure arrives.

What the last ten nights are actually like

The Haram fills hours before Maghrib. During the final nights the courtyard, the upper levels and the surrounding streets all fill, and arriving after Asr can mean not getting inside the building at all.

This is exactly why proximity stops being about comfort and becomes about access. A room 200 metres out means you go back after Taraweeh, sleep, and return for Qiyam. A room a kilometre out means you make a choice you would rather not make.

Eid in Makkah or Madinah

A twenty-one day trip usually puts Eid al-Fitr inside your stay rather than after you have flown home. For most people it is the thing they remember longest, and it is the single strongest argument for the longer package over a two-week one in Ramadan.

Ramadan 2027

It begins around 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting, and runs into early March. February half term falls inside it, which is unusual and means families can do part of this without taking children out of school.

The honest warning on price

Ramadan pricing runs 40 to 70 per cent above the figures on this page, and the last ten nights higher again. A three week Ramadan trip is the most expensive thing in Umrah travel and it needs booking six to twelve months out, not three.

If you are reading this in the autumn hoping to go the following February, book now. If you are reading it in January, we will be honest with you about what is left.

Ask about Ramadan 2027 availability

Who actually books three weeks

It is a narrower group than the shorter packages and there is no point pretending otherwise.

Retired pilgrims

The largest group by some distance. No leave to negotiate, no deadline, and the pace of a three week trip suits people who do not want to rush. Many tell us afterwards they wish they had gone longer.

People between things

Between jobs, on a career break, or having just finished a contract. If you have the window, it is not a window that comes round often.

Students on a long vacation

University summer and winter breaks are long enough, and student budgets suit the lowest per-night rate we offer.

Business owners who can hand over

Harder than it sounds and worth being realistic about. Three weeks of not being reachable is a different thing to two.

Families travelling with elderly parents

A common and sensible use of the length. At eighty, nobody needs a schedule. Three weeks means the day can be built around what your mother can manage rather than what the itinerary demands.

After a bereavement

Some people want extended time rather than a trip. We handle these bookings quietly and we do not upsell.

Who should not book it

Families with children under about twelve. Anyone whose work will genuinely suffer. And anyone attracted purely by the per-night figure, because £39 a night is only good value if you actually want to be there for twenty nights.

Three weeks, three different trips

A twenty night stay does not feel like one long block. It divides into three fairly distinct weeks and knowing that helps you plan the middle, which is where long trips go wrong.

Week one: arriving

What it is

You fly, enter Ihram before the Miqat, land and transfer to Makkah. Umrah usually happens on day two after you have slept. Days three and four are recovery whether you planned them or not.

What to do with it

Very little beyond the Umrah itself. No Ziyarat, no ambitions. By the end of the week you should know your route to the Haram, your gate and roughly where you like to sit.

Week two: the deep part

What it is

Days eight to fourteen, and the reason to book three weeks rather than two. You are settled, your body has adjusted, and the trip stops being an event.

What to do with it

Ziyarat properly rather than as a coach blitz. A second or third Umrah from Masjid Aisha at Taneem. Tawaf at hours you would not normally attempt, including past midnight. This is also the week where people start reading, memorising, or simply sitting, because there is finally time.

The dip

Somewhere around day ten or eleven a lot of people flatten. Tired legs, a bit of homesickness, a sense that the trip has been going a while. It passes. Knowing it is coming is most of the answer.

Week three: Madinah

What it is

You move around day thirteen, four and a half hours by coach, and the pace changes immediately. Eight nights in Madinah is generous by any standard.

What to do with it

The Rawdah, and with eight nights you have a genuine chance at a good slot rather than whatever is left. The Ziyarat sites without hurrying. And at least three days with nothing scheduled at all.

Why Madinah last works

You arrive tired from twelve nights in Makkah and the slower pace catches you. Most people describe the Madinah week as the one they were not expecting to love.

Living there rather than visiting

This is the section nobody writes, and on a three week trip it matters more than any of the spiritual advice.

Laundry

On a week you pack enough. On three weeks you cannot, and you should not try. Laundry services are everywhere in both cities, they are cheap, and turnaround is usually a day.

Pack for about eight days and plan to wash twice. Two sets of Ihram rather than one, because you will want a spare and because a second Umrah is likely.

Food and what it costs

Breakfast is included at most properties. The other two meals across twenty days is a real budget line and it is the thing people forget when comparing package prices.

Eating where local people eat rather than in the hotel changes that figure substantially. Both cities are full of good, inexpensive food at all hours, and half the pleasure of a long trip is that you stop eating like a tourist by the second week.

Medication and prescriptions

Three weeks means three weeks of supply, plus a buffer. Ask your GP for the full run before you travel rather than assuming you can buy it there, and carry it in hand luggage with the pharmacy label.

If anyone in the party has a condition that needs monitoring, tell us before we quote. It changes which hotel we pick, because proximity to the Haram clinics matters on a long stay.

Money

Take a card that does not charge for foreign transactions and some cash for the smaller places. Twenty days of taxis, food and small purchases adds up in a way a week does not.

Staying in touch

A local SIM or an eSIM is worth it over three weeks. Hotel wifi is fine for messages and unreliable for anything else, and on a long trip you will want a proper call home more than once.

Giving the trip a shape

The most useful piece of advice we give long-stay pilgrims. Without some structure, weeks two and three blur into each other and people come home slightly disappointed without knowing why.

It does not need to be elaborate. Something to work through, a target for the mornings, a page a day. People who set themselves something come back saying the three weeks were the best decision they made. People who did not sometimes say it was a week too long.

The distance question at three weeks

You already know this argument if you have read our other pages, so here is the version that applies specifically to twenty nights.

The number

Twenty days, five prayers, there and back. Somewhere around 200 journeys between your room and the mosque across the trip.

What that does

At 400 metres you barely think about it. At 1.2 km you are walking the better part of fifty hours over the trip, and by week three the walk is the thing deciding whether you attend.

The trade we would make

On a fixed budget, we would sooner sell you fourteen nights close in than twenty-one nights far out. £625 at 400 metres will give most people a better trip than £789 at 1.2 km, and we would say so before taking the larger booking.

If three weeks is what you want and budget is tight, the honest answer is to move the money from the tier into the length only if the tier is already at 4 star. The luxury page sets out the proximity bands.

The honest downsides

It can lose its shape

The main risk, and the reason for the advice above. Twenty nights without any structure is a long time and the middle can drift.

The physical toll accumulates

Two hundred walks in heat is genuine exertion. People come home having lost weight and people also come home with joint trouble. Break your shoes in at home, not on day one.

Homesickness is more likely, not less

Around week two for most people. A proper phone call home helps more than anything else, which is why the SIM is worth the money.

Three weeks off work is a lot to ask

For most employed people, twenty-one days is close to a full year of annual leave. That is a genuine cost and it belongs in the decision.

It is not the cheap option it looks like

The per-night figure is the lowest we offer. The total is not. £789 against £499 for a week is £290 more, plus twenty days of food, plus three weeks of not earning if you are self-employed.

What we would ask you

One question, and it is the one that decides it. Do you want to be there for three weeks, or do you want the per-night rate? They lead to different bookings and only one of them ends well.

Prices

Per person, quad sharing, off-peak departures. Includes return flights, both hotels, the Saudi visa and all three transfers. Ramadan runs 40 to 70 per cent above these figures and the last ten nights higher again.

Where it sits against the shorter packages

Reading that table honestly

Going from fourteen nights to twenty costs £164 for six more nights, which is about £27 a night at the margin. That is more than the headline £39 suggests, because the flight subsidy has already been spent by the time you reach a fortnight.

So the per-night figure keeps falling and the marginal cost of each extra night keeps rising. Both are true and the second one is the honest way to think about it.

The 4 star argument at this length

Stronger here than anywhere else. £180 more across the trip, about £9 a night, for roughly half the walking across two hundred journeys. If you are stretching to three weeks at all, stretch to 4 star first.

How the price is set

We check comparable UK packages every month and sit £20 under the lowest we can find for the same nights and the same hotel tier. On long stays, check carefully that any competing quote is counting nights the same way we are.

Tier detail: 3 star, 4 star, 5 star. If price is the driver, the cheap packages page sets out which savings are real.

The split, and whether to change it

Our default on twenty nights is twelve in Makkah and eight in Madinah.

Fourteen and six

If Makkah is clearly your priority, or if you are going in Ramadan and want the maximum time at the Haram. Six nights in Madinah is still generous.

Ten and ten

An even split. Unusual but we build it, mostly for people who have been to Makkah several times and want Madinah properly.

What we would not do

Fewer than five nights in Madinah on a twenty night trip. You have the time and Madinah rewards it more than most people expect.

Which city first

Makkah first on a long trip, generally. You arrive with the most energy and Makkah demands more of you. Madinah at the end catches you when you are tired and slows you down, which is the right way round.

The exception is a first Umrah, where landing in Madinah and entering Ihram on the ground at Dhul Hulayfah is a gentler start. There is more on the routing choice on the flights and hotel page.

The visa allows longer than this

Worth knowing if three weeks is not quite enough.

What the visa permits

The single-entry Umrah visa gives you 30 days from issue to enter Saudi Arabia and then up to 90 days of stay. Twenty nights sits comfortably inside that.

Longer stays

If you are retired or otherwise free and want thirty, forty or more nights, ask us. It is a manual quote rather than a package off the shelf, and the hotel side needs building rather than picking, but it is entirely possible.

The Hajj pause

One constraint on any long trip in spring. Umrah is suspended for a period around Hajj, roughly from the 1st of Dhul Qa’dah through the 13th of Dhul Hijjah, and the visa cannot be used in that window.

Hajj 2027 falls in May, so a three week trip planned for April or May needs checking against those dates before you commit. Ask us and we will confirm the current position. More detail on the visa page.

What is included

• Return flights from your nearest UK airport, one ticket, bags checked through
• Hotel in Makkah for twelve nights, named in writing with the distance in metres and the nearest gate
• Hotel in Madinah for eight nights, 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
• A named agent on WhatsApp throughout, at Saudi hours, for the whole three weeks

Not included, and it matters more at this length

Travel insurance, and check the maximum trip duration on your policy because some cap single trips at shorter periods than you would expect. Your meningococcal ACWY vaccine, which is a visa requirement. Meals beyond breakfast, which across twenty days is a real budget line. Laundry. Local taxis, including trips out to Taneem for additional Umrahs. UK airport parking, which for three weeks is worth pricing against a lift.

Best months for a three week trip

Outside Ramadan, November and January are the two months where a three week stay is most comfortable and cheapest at the same time. Over two hundred walks, the difference between 26 degrees and 43 is not a detail.

Month pages: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

How to book

1. WhatsApp +44 7737 144 335 or call. Tell us the month, who is travelling, and whether this is a Ramadan booking, because that changes everything about the timeline.
2. Confirm you want twenty nights. If you want a full twenty-one, say so and we price that instead.
3. We send an itemised quote. Airline, flight numbers, both hotels named with both distances in metres, the split, and the total.
4. Pay a £99 deposit per person. Interest-free instalments on the balance when you book four or more months ahead, which on a three week booking is usually how people do it.
5. Book your ACWY vaccine. It is a visa requirement and needs at least ten days before you arrive.
6. Ask your GP for a full three week medication supply plus a buffer.
7. Send us passports, photos and ACWY certificates by WhatsApp.
8. We submit the visa through Nusuk and track it to approval.
9. The day your visa lands, book your Umrah permit and Rawdah permit in the app. With eight nights in Madinah you have a real chance at a good Rawdah slot.
10. You travel. Your named agent is on WhatsApp for all three weeks.

Balance due eight weeks before departure. For Ramadan, book six to twelve months out rather than eight weeks.

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21 days Umrah: 76 questions answered

Grouped by topic. Direct answer first, detail underneath where it earns its place.

Nights, days and price

How much is a 21 day Umrah package?

From £789 per person at 3 star, £969 at 4 star and £1,049 at 5 star, all inclusive of flights, visa, both hotels and all transfers.

Is 21 days the same as 21 nights?

No. Twenty-one days means twenty nights, because one of those days is spent flying.

Why does that matter?

Because a night is worth £39 to £52 depending on tier. Ask any competing quote exactly how many nights you are paying for.

Can I book a full 21 nights?

Yes, just say so and we price it. It is not our default because most people mean twenty when they say twenty-one days.

What is the per night cost?

£39 at 3 star, which is the lowest rate we offer.

How is it split between the cities?

Twelve nights in Makkah and eight in Madinah as standard.

How much more than 14 nights?

£164 more for six extra nights, which is about £27 a night at the margin.

Why is the marginal cost higher than the headline rate?

Because the flight cost has already been spread by the time you reach a fortnight. Everything after that is pure hotel.

Is it the best value package?

Per night, yes. In total, no. Book it because you want three weeks, not because of the rate.

Should I upgrade to 4 star at this length?

If you can, yes. £180 more across the trip, about £9 a night, for roughly half the walking across two hundred journeys.

Ramadan

Why do people book 21 days for Ramadan?

Because it covers the last ten nights plus the run-up, so you are settled and know the building before the busiest ten days of the year arrive.

When is Ramadan 2027?

It begins around 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting, and runs into early March.

Will Eid fall inside my stay?

On a twenty-one day trip timed properly, usually yes. Most people say it is the thing they remember longest.

How much more expensive is Ramadan?

40 to 70 per cent above the figures on this page, and the last ten nights higher again.

How far ahead should I book for Ramadan?

Six to twelve months. Not three, and certainly not eight weeks.

Can I do the whole month?

Yes, and the visa permits it. Ask us for a manual quote, because a full month is built rather than picked off the shelf.

Is a hotel close to the Haram essential in Ramadan?

More than at any other time. The Haram fills hours before Maghrib in the last ten nights, and arriving after Asr can mean not getting inside.

Does February half term fall in Ramadan 2027?

It collides, which means families can do part of it without taking children out of school. It also means everyone else has noticed.

Is the first half of Ramadan still worth it?

Yes. The reward for Umrah in Ramadan applies across the month, and the first twenty nights are far calmer and considerably cheaper.

Who it suits

Who books three weeks?

Mostly retired pilgrims, people between jobs, students on a long vacation, and families travelling with elderly parents.

Is it good for retired travellers?

The best length for them. No leave to negotiate, no deadline, and the pace suits.

Is it suitable for children?

Under about twelve, no. We would suggest ten nights instead and say so rather than take the bigger booking.

Is it right for elderly parents?

Often yes, because there is no pressure to do anything on any given day. Book close to the Haram though.

Can I work remotely while I am there?

Some people do, with a local SIM and reasonable hotel wifi. Be realistic about how much you will actually get done.

Who should not book it?

Families with young children, anyone whose work will genuinely suffer, and anyone attracted purely by the per-night figure.

How much annual leave does it need?

For most employed people, close to a full year of it. That is a real cost and it belongs in the decision.

What three weeks is like

Does it divide into phases?

Into three fairly distinct weeks. Arriving, the deep part, then Madinah.

What should I do in week one?

Very little beyond the Umrah itself. No Ziyarat, no ambitions. Let yourself arrive.

What is week two for?

The reason to book three weeks. Ziyarat properly, additional Umrahs, Tawaf at unusual hours, and time to read or memorise.

Is there a slump?

Commonly around day ten or eleven. Tired legs and a bit of homesickness. It passes.

Will three weeks get boring?

It can, without structure. Give the trip a shape, even a simple one, and people come back saying it was the best decision they made.

What kind of structure?

Something to work through. A target for the mornings. A page a day. Nothing elaborate, but something.

Is eight nights too long in Madinah?

Almost nobody thinks so afterwards. Madinah runs slower and most people describe that week as the one they did not expect to love.

When do I move cities?

Around day thirteen on the standard split, four and a half hours by coach.

Living there

How do I do laundry?

Laundry services are everywhere in both cities, cheap, usually a day turnaround. Pack for about eight days and plan to wash twice.

How much Ihram should I bring?

Two sets minimum. You will want a spare and a second Umrah is likely.

How much should I budget for food?

Breakfast is usually included. Two meals a day across twenty days is a real budget line and the thing people forget when comparing package prices.

How do I keep food costs down?

Eat where local people eat rather than in the hotel. Both cities are full of good, inexpensive food at all hours.

What about medication?

Ask your GP for the full three week supply plus a buffer before you travel. Carry it in hand luggage with the pharmacy label.

Should I get a local SIM?

Over three weeks, yes. A local SIM or eSIM is worth the money, because you will want a proper call home more than once.

How much cash should I take?

A card without foreign transaction fees for most things, and some cash for smaller places. Twenty days of taxis and meals adds up.

Will I need more luggage?

No, less than you think, because laundry is easy. Most people over-pack their first long trip badly.

What shoes should I bring?

Ones already broken in. Two hundred walks is not the time to discover a new pair rubs.

Distance and hotels

How many times will I walk to the mosque?

Around two hundred journeys across twenty days if you attend most prayers.

Does hotel distance matter more on a long trip?

More than on any other length. At 1.2 km you are walking close to fifty hours over the trip.

Would you rather sell me 14 nights close in or 21 far out?

Fourteen nights at 400 metres, and we would say so before taking the larger booking.

How far is a 3 star hotel?

Typically 700 metres to 1.2 km, usually with a shuttle.

How far is 4 star?

Typically 300 to 700 metres.

How far is 5 star?

200 to 500 metres, or under 200 on the luxury tiers.

Will you name both hotels before I pay?

Yes, in writing, with the distance in metres and the nearest gate for each.

Does the room matter more over three weeks?

Considerably. A cramped or noisy room is an irritation for a week and a genuine problem for twenty nights.

Can I change hotels mid-stay in Makkah?

Occasionally, if you want to move closer for the last ten nights of Ramadan for instance. Ask and we will price it as a split stay.

The split and routing

Can I change the twelve and eight split?

Yes. Fourteen and six if Makkah is the priority, or ten and ten for an even trip.

What would you not recommend?

Fewer than five nights in Madinah. You have the time and Madinah rewards it.

Which city should I start in?

Makkah first on a long trip. You arrive with the most energy and Makkah asks more of you. Madinah at the end catches you when you are tired.

What if it is my first Umrah?

Then Madinah first is gentler, because you sleep before entering Ihram on the ground at Dhul Hulayfah.

Can I fly into one city and out of the other?

Yes, an open jaw, which removes a long backtrack at the end when you will be tired.

Visa and permits

Does the visa allow twenty nights?

Comfortably. The single-entry Umrah visa gives 30 days from issue to enter and then up to 90 days stay.

Could I stay longer than 21 days?

Yes, up to 90. Ask us for a manual quote if you want thirty or forty nights.

What is the Hajj pause?

Umrah is suspended around Hajj, roughly from the 1st of Dhul Qa’dah through the 13th of Dhul Hijjah, and the visa cannot be used then.

Does that affect a spring trip?

It can. Hajj 2027 falls in May, so check April and May dates with us before committing.

Do I need permits as well as a visa?

Yes. A Nusuk permit gets you into the Haram to perform Umrah and a separate one covers the Rawdah.

Is a long trip better for Rawdah permits?

Much better. Eight nights in Madinah means far more chances at a good slot rather than whatever is left.

Do I need the vaccine?

Yes, meningococcal ACWY, dated at least ten days before you arrive. No certificate, no visa.

Can I perform Umrah several times?

Yes, and three weeks gives you plenty of room. Re-enter Ihram at Masjid Aisha in Taneem and come back.

Is the trip to Taneem included?

No, it is a local taxi and not part of the package. It is inexpensive.

Practical and booking

Will my travel insurance cover 21 days?

Check the maximum single trip duration on your policy. Some cap it shorter than people expect, and this is the length where that catches people out.

What is not included in the price?

Insurance, the ACWY vaccine, meals beyond breakfast, laundry, local taxis, and UK airport parking, which over three weeks is worth pricing against a lift.

How much is the deposit?

£99 per person.

Can I pay monthly?

Yes, interest free, when you book four or more months ahead. On a three week booking most people do.

When is the balance due?

Eight weeks before departure. For Ramadan, book far earlier than that.

Which airport should I fly from?

Whichever is closest, unless another prices meaningfully better. On a three week trip a connection barely matters.

Do you do group bookings for three weeks?

Yes, though groups this long tend to be smaller. Extended families and retired travelling companions rather than large mosque parties.

Can I bring Zamzam home?

Yes, in checked baggage, and only the official factory-sealed 5 litre bottle bought at the Saudi airport counters.

Can women travel without a Mahram?

Under current Saudi rules, women aged 18 and over may perform Umrah as part of an organised group without a Mahram. Confirm for your travel date.

Where can I read more?

Our blog covers Ziyarat and the practical side, and the packages hub has every tier, month, city and airport.

Related pages

• Umrah packages from the UK: the full range, every tier and every month
• All Umrah packages hub: browse by star rating, month, city or airport
• 14 nights Umrah packages: from £625, the fortnight option
• 10 nights Umrah packages: from £545, the length we recommend most
• 7 nights 3 star package: from £499, our most booked option
• 3 star Umrah packages: 21 days from £789
• 4 star Umrah packages: 21 days from £969
• 5 star Umrah packages: 21 days from £1,049
• Luxury Umrah packages: what closing the distance actually costs
• Umrah packages with visa included: the visa, the 90 day allowance and the Nusuk permits
• Beat My Quote: send us a competing quote and we price under it

Book a 21 day Umrah

From £789 per person, £39 a night. Twelve nights in Makkah, eight in Madinah, flights on one ticket, both hotels named with the distance in metres, the Saudi visa and all three transfers. Held with a £99 deposit.

Tell us the month and whether this is a Ramadan booking, because that changes the timeline completely. And tell us honestly who is travelling and how far they can comfortably walk, because across two hundred journeys that decides the hotel more than the budget does.

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