Packing smart for your Umrah journey with Islamic travel agency is one of the most important considerations for a pilgrim. If you want a hassle free travel experience with no baggage handling issues, you should pack light and smart. It is the best option to pack your baggage after booking the All-Inclusive Umrah Packages with excessive baggage allowance in the airlines. However, a lot of the first time pilgrims don’t know the technicalities of packing smart for Umrah journey.
Here’s a brief guide on how to pack smart for your Umrah journey; the essentials.
Travel Documents
The first thing that you need to pack for your Umrah journey are the travel documents. You must possess all of the valid documents for travel, authorized by a credible travel agency and approved for pilgrimage travel by Saudi Ministries. It includes your passport, return tickets, travel itinerary, vaccination certificates, valid visa, proof of prebooked hotel accommodation, and medical certificates (if any).
Remember to keep these travel documents in a separate bag to have easy and secure access at all times. Also, we do not advise carrying your essential travel documents during the holy rituals. You can prepare photocopies of these documents and keep them along while storing the original ones in a safe place in your hotel room.
Clothing
A lot of the pilgrims arriving for Umrah rituals make the mistake of over packing the clothing for Umrah and picking the wrong type of clothing. Pilgrims in the state of Ihram can only wear ihram clothes and that is two simple white sheets (unstitched) for men and modest clothing for women (stitched). So, carry at least two sets of Ihram clothes for your Umrah trip.
For the regular clothing to wear outside of ihram, three sets are more than enough if you want to pack smart and light.
Keep in mind that Makkah has a hot climate. Pick a cotton blended fabric because it is breathable, lightweight and airy. Also, prefer loose fit clothes for a comfortable feel throughout the day despite intense heat.
Footwear
Your footwear must remain comfortable, lightweight, durable and airy because you will be walking and/or standing for the most part of your Umrah rituals. If wearing new shoes, try breaking in them beforehand. For men, slippers/sandals are the best option because men cannot cover their feet or ankles in the state of Ihram. For women, slip on shoes are the best choice. So, carrying one pair of sneakers, and sandals only is more than enough for your trip.
Toiletries
Bringing items of your oral and personal hygiene during Umrah trip offers you a lot of benefits because the hotel you are staying in may or may not offer quality toiletries. However, at the same time, you should avoid bringing a lot of toiletries for your trip. Pack only your toothpaste, toothbrush, shavers, body wash, towel, moisturizers, sunblock, and other essential toiletries for yourself.
Medicines
For pilgrims on a medical treatment or suffering from a chronic disease, bringing an enough supply of these medicines for Umrah trip in the month of December with December Umrah Packages 2024 is essential. This is because you might not find suitable medicines in KSA or the ones you find there might not be that much effective for you.
Consider packing some precautionary medicines i.e. for headache, stomach-ache, allergy, nausea, insect bites, etc. along with a first aid kit.
Electronics
The electronics you are bringing along must only serve the purpose of communication for you. Spend less time scrolling on social media and more time in doing Ibadah. Therefore, the electronics to bring in KSA consist of your mobile phone, charger, universal adapter, and a laptop (if necessary). You can buy a local Saudi SIM card on your arrival in the kingdom.
Prayer supplies
Prayer supplies consist of essential items to assist you when you are travelling. For instance, prayer beads (tasbih), a prayer mat, umbrella for shade under the sun, a Qibla compass, a travel size copy of the Holy Quran and an Umrah guidebook for your assistance during the pilgrimage.
A travel bag to carry your everyday items
When you are performing the holy rituals, you need a travel bag pack or a waist pouch to carry your everyday items along i.e. documents, Saudi Riyals, snacks, medicines and other items of the sort. So don’t forget to buy it beforehand.
