Visiting the holy cities of Makkah and Madina and performing Umrah is the dream of any Muslim. Therefore, all rich and poor, hope to make this holy trip one day in their lives. However, making a trip to the holy city of Makkah needs a lot of preparation especially if you are on a budget. There are lots of Umrah packages in which you could book a seat to make the trip with convenience.

It is not difficult for you to buy an air ticket and fly to the city of Jeddah and take a cab from there to visit the holy city of Makkah but you will encounter problems when you look for accommodation. In case you visit the holy city of makkah during Ramadan your accommodation is the biggest problem. You might have to go all over the place looking for a hotel for your accommodation. Those who travel with Umrah Packages are safer in this respect as their accommodation is booked earlier.

When you look for a package, try to get one that provides everything including travel accommodation and food. The food is important if you make your trip during Ramadan. The reason is that after iftar everybody will run looking for food for they were fasting all day long. There will be long queues outside food stalls. Remember that there are lots of pilgrims in the holy city of Makkah during Ramadan. Though there are Umrah Packages that do not promise food for cheaper rates, you must not join them during Ramadan. Any other time it may not pose such a big problem.

The advantage of participating in package tours is that you need not worry about your food accommodation airport transfer or anything else. You could concentrate on your prayer. Therefore, it is good to choose a good package.