Okay, we are entering the month of Ramadan, and Umrah during the month of Ramadan will take a different form, but Saudi Arabia announced bad news to the Egyptians regarding Umrah before the month of Ramadan.. I wonder what this news is and what its relationship to Umrah is.
It has been known for a long time, especially among us here in Egypt, that Umrah in the month of Ramadan takes a different form, and the rituals of Umrah in the month of Ramadan have a different spirituality than in all months of the year, especially since Umrah pilgrims fast the holy month and break their fast in the stone of the Holy Kaaba and perform the rituals comfortably for a whole month, because Thus, the prices of Umrah for the Prophet’s birthday will be different from the rest of the year.
Ok, how much will the Ramadan Umrah prices reach this year?
All tourism companies have now begun to prepare for the Umrah of Rajab, Shaaban, and Ramadan. Currently, all companies have announced the prices for the Umrah of the month of Rajab, and their prices start at 35 thousand pounds. It is expected that these prices will continue to do so for the month of Shaban as well, especially since most people who want to perform Umrah bring it for the month of Ramadan. .
Until this moment, there are no official prices for Umrah programs for the month of Ramadan, but all expectations say that it will not be less than 45 thousand pounds as the lowest price for economic Umrah programs, and this price is considered very high compared to the simple prices that people are accustomed to here in Egypt and those who wait for Umrah from year to year. They pay the shark to the other in order to complete the price of the Umrah program and travel to perform the rituals.
Ok, what is the bad news that the Saudi authorities announced to Egyptians before the month of Ramadan?
The Chamber of Tourism Companies said that the Saudi authorities will stop using visit visas, which allow citizens to perform Umrah rituals before the month of Ramadan, and because we know that a large percentage of Egyptian pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia on visit visas in order to perform Umrah rituals because their prices are lower than the prices of official Umrah programs and perform the same. The purpose is to perform Umrah rituals.
The Chamber of Tourism Companies said that Saudi Arabia’s decision to stop the use of visit visas before the month of Ramadan is intended to restrict the entry of Egyptians into Saudi Arabia, especially since this type of visa allows the holder to be in Saudi Arabia for a period of 3 months, and the Egyptians took advantage of the period last year and traveled there and performed Umrah rituals and preferred there until Hajj season and they also performed Hajj rituals, and this was a major reason for the crisis that occurred during the Hajj season. Last year.
