Dar ul IslamUmrah guide · 2026–27
The best time for Umrah.
September 2027 is the cheapest month in the next twelve, from £499 for 7 nights. Choosing your month well is the easiest way to save.
Month by month.
The cheapest 7-night package each month, per person — visa, flights, hotels and transfers included.
September 2027 (£499) and April 2027 (£765) are £266 apart. Outside the visa-pause months, December is the dearest at £715.
Ramadan 2027
The month most people want, and the first to sell out — which is why it carries a premium. Packages run 10 nights, from £1,055 per person.
Ramadan packages ›Hajj & the visa pause
Saudi Arabia usually pauses Umrah visas for international pilgrims around Hajj — expected from about 24 March to 22 May 2027. Packages in that window are listed, with dates confirmed at booking.
Hajj 2027 ›Travelling with children
Plan around UK school breaks — Easter, the summer holidays and half terms. Summer gives six clear weeks at low-season prices.
School holiday Umrah ›Questions people ask.
September 2027, from £499 per person for 7 nights. Outside the Hajj-season visa pause, December 2026 is the dearest at £715.
Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, with Eid al-Fitr around 10 March 2027, depending on the sighting of the moon. Ramadan packages start from £1,055.
Hajj 2027 is expected around 15–20 May 2027, with the Day of Arafah around 16 May. Packages start from £5,295 (Economy), £6,795 (Premium) and £8,450 (Luxury) per person.
Usually not on an Umrah visa. The next pause is expected from about 24 March to 22 May 2027. Packages in those weeks are still listed, with dates confirmed at booking.
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