A pilgrimage is not a holiday, and the things that matter are different. Who holds your money, whether the operator is authorised, how far you will walk, and whether the Foreign Office says you should be going at all.
Authorisation, physical demand, and Foreign Office advice.
For Hajj, Saudi Arabia requires operators to be registered on its Nusuk platform, and UK pilgrims lose money every year to sellers who are not. We name the operator holding your booking and give you what you need to verify them yourself. For every pilgrimage we ask honestly about walking distances, heat and mobility, because these journeys are physically demanding in ways a resort holiday is not. And for destinations where the Foreign Office advises against travel, we will tell you plainly rather than sell you a package your insurance would not cover.
What we currently arrange, and what we don't.
Year-round, in seven, ten or fourteen nights. The distance from the Haram is the decision, and we state it in metres.
Fourteen or twenty-one nights, on fixed dates, under quota. Check the operator is authorised before you pay anything.
Harmandir Sahib and the langar, with an optional gurdwara circuit through Punjab. October to March.
Lourdes, Fátima and Medjugorje, singly or combined. We can arrange assisted travel for pilgrims with mobility needs.
From a week on the last hundred kilometres to the full French Way. Luggage transfers and graded stages.
Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar and Lumbini. Best November to February, and usually escorted.
How we group the journeys we arrange.
Umrah year-round in three lengths; Hajj in the two authorised durations. Ziyarat to Iraq and Iran depends on Foreign Office advice at the time.
Lourdes, Fátima, Medjugorje and Rome, plus the Camino de Santiago on foot with luggage carried.
Harmandir Sahib, with Anandpur Sahib, Tarn Taran and Goindwal Sahib as a circuit.
The Buddhist circuit through Bihar and Uttar Pradesh into Nepal; Varanasi and the Char Dham on request.
Each journey has its own season, and some have fixed dates.
Hajj falls on 8–13 Dhul Hijjah and moves about eleven days earlier each year. Umrah runs year-round except those days, with Ramadan the most sought-after and most expensive. Amritsar is October to March. The Camino is best April to June and September to October. Lourdes runs its main season from Easter to late October. The Buddhist circuit is November to February. Tell us which journey and we'll work back from the right window.
Every pilgrimage here needs one, and several must be arranged in advance. We handle it as part of the booking and tell you the deadline.
Meningitis ACWY is mandatory for Saudi Arabia. Others vary — allow six to eight weeks with a travel clinic.
Required, and it must cover the destination and any pre-existing conditions. Check it doesn't exclude your journey.
Some journeys work far better with a group and a scholar or chaplain. We'll say which.
We'll tell you what's involved, what it costs, who holds the booking and what protection applies — before you pay anything.
Not at present. Foreign Office advice for the region has been restrictive and most travel insurance follows it. We'd rather say so than sell a package your insurance wouldn't cover. Ask us and we'll tell you the current position.
It depends entirely on Foreign Office advice at the time, which has recently advised against travel to Iran and to parts of Iraq. We check before quoting and will tell you plainly if the answer is no.
Often, yes — wheelchair assistance, ground-floor rooms, shorter walking distances. Tell us the requirement early, because it affects which packages are suitable.
If it's a flight-inclusive package arranged by an ATOL holder, yes, and you'll get a certificate. Some arrangements aren't. We tell you in writing which applies before you pay.
Flights, accommodation and transfers as one package. Every one can be reshaped — different dates, different board, a different airport, or a stopover on the way.
Guide prices, per person, based on two sharing, including return flights, accommodation and transfers. They indicate what a holiday of this type has typically cost and are not an offer or a quotation. Your price depends on dates, party, board basis, departure airport and availability, and is confirmed in writing before any payment is taken.
Every one can be reshaped around your dates.
7 nights · Year-round except Hajj · from £749pp
10 nights · Year-round except Hajj · from £849pp
14 nights · Year-round except Hajj · from £949pp
14 nights · 9–18 months ahead · from £5,995pp
21 nights · 9–18 months ahead · from £6,495pp
15 nights · Nov–Feb · from £1,749pp
