Four Package Tiers. One Booking Conversation. Transparent CAD Pricing.
Umrah Packages is the hub page for everything we coordinate out of Canada. Four tiers, published in Canadian dollars, each tied to named hotels rather than vague star counts. Economy land-only starts at $750 CAD and puts you in a 3-star Makkah property such as Nawazi Watheer or Dar Al Eiman Al Khalil with the Nusuk eVisa and Saudi ground transport handled, flights left to you. Gold sits at $1,010 CAD and upgrades to a 4-star hotel such as Elaf Bakkah or Voco Makkah (IHG) with breakfast. All-inclusive from $2,195 CAD bundles return flights across a ten-night itinerary. Platinum reaches $3,299 CAD at Swissotel Al Maqam or Pullman Zamzam Makkah, where the walk to the Mataf is measured in minutes rather than shuttle rides.
Every tier carries the same backbone: Nusuk eVisa processing through the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah portal, a confirmed Makkah hotel block, a Madinah stay, and the full King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) ground transfer. What changes between tiers is proximity, comfort, and whether airfare sits inside the price.
What Actually Sits Inside an Umrah Package
A package is really four moving parts stapled together, and most confusion comes from not knowing which part a price refers to.
The visa is the piece people worry about most and understand least. We file through Nusuk, the official Saudi platform, and the fee appears as its own line on your quote rather than disappearing into a round number. Canadian permanent residents are eligible on a PR card; a Canadian passport is not required, and the eligibility rules are set out in detail on our Umrah visa Canada page.
The accommodation is where most of the money goes. Proximity to the Masjid al-Haram is the single biggest driver of price in Makkah. A 3-star hotel a twenty-minute shuttle ride out costs a fraction of a Clock Tower complex room, and for a first Umrah with young children that trade-off deserves a real conversation rather than an upsell.
The ground transport covers your JED arrival transfer, the intercity leg between Makkah and Madinah on the Haramain High-Speed Railway or by private SAPTCO VIP coach, and the return to the airport. This is prepaid in every tier, which is why nobody in our care stands outside Jeddah arrivals negotiating with a driver at two in the morning.
The flights are either inside the price or outside it. That is the entire difference between land-only and all-inclusive, and it explains why the tier table looks like it jumps.
Types of Umrah Packages Canadians Book
Economy land-only. Chosen by travellers who are comfortable hunting their own fare on Saudia, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, or Qatar Airways and want the Saudi side handled. Cheapest entry point at $750 CAD, set out in full on the economy Umrah packages page.
Gold mid-range. The middle path. A 4-star hotel, breakfast included, still without flights. Popular with couples and repeat pilgrims who know what they want.
All-inclusive. One CAD number covering flights, hotels, transfers, the visa, and meals. Popular with first-timers and anyone booking for parents, because there is nothing left to arrange separately. The full inclusion list sits on the all-inclusive Umrah packages page.
Platinum. Haram-front 5-star, often with a Kaaba view, chosen for milestone trips, for elderly pilgrims who cannot manage a long walk, and for families who want to pray at the Haram without planning each trip as an expedition.
Seasonal variants. Ramadan Umrah packages and December Umrah packages sit on their own pages because their pricing, inventory timing, and hotel logic differ enough to deserve it. Mosque and family parties travelling together are handled separately again under group Umrah packages.
What TICO Registration Means for the Money You Have Already Paid
This is the question nobody asks until something goes wrong, and by then it is too late. Booking a pilgrimage means handing over a deposit months before you travel, often to a company you found through a search result.
As a TICO-registered Ontario travel seller, we operate under the province’s Travel Industry Act. Your deposit sits under provincial consumer protection legislation, and the airfare, hotels, and transfers we contract for must be issued exactly as agreed. An unregistered online reseller offers none of that. If the hotel block never existed, or the price quietly climbs after you have paid, you have no recourse beyond a chargeback attempt.
The practical difference shows up in small things too. A registered operator issues written itemised quotes as a matter of routine, because it has to. That is why our quote lists the Nusuk eVisa fee, the Makkah hotel, the Madinah stay, and the Saudi ground transfer as separate lines instead of one figure.
How Umrah Packages From Canada Actually Work, End to End
Canadian pilgrims usually start with a rough idea and a lot of open questions. Here is the sequence we run, which has not changed much in a decade.
You tell us the departure airport, a travel window, and how many pilgrims. We come back with the four tiers priced against your dates, with the hotels named. You pick a tier, or ask us to build something in between, which is common. Once the tier is settled we file the Nusuk eVisa through the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah portal, confirm your meningococcal ACWY vaccination timing, and book the Rawdah permit slot in the Nusuk app for the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
With the visa in motion, the Saudi side locks: the Makkah hotel block against your dates, the Madinah stay, the JED arrival transfer, and the intercity leg. If you are travelling with elderly parents we attach airport assistance to the ticket at this point rather than hoping it can be arranged at the counter.
Then you travel. A driver meets you at King Abdulaziz International Airport, your rooms are held, and the return departure is already arranged.
When Ziyarat and the Extras Are Worth Adding
Ziyarat excursions are priced separately rather than folded into the tier, which we think is the honest way to do it. The usual circuit includes the Cave of Hira, Mount Uhud, Quba Mosque, and the Qiblatain Mosque, with a half-day in each city. For a first Umrah they are worth serious consideration; the historical context changes how the rites feel. For a repeat pilgrim on a short stay they may be the first thing to cut.
The same applies to hotel upgrades mid-trip, extra Madinah nights for Arbain, and business-class seating on the Haramain railway. We quote each one as an add-on so the base package price stays comparable against any other operator you are considering.
Cost Guide: What Moves the Number
Four variables account for almost all of the spread between $750 and $3,299 CAD.
Tier and hotel proximity. Walking distance to the Masjid al-Haram is the premium you are actually buying in Makkah.
Season. Ramadan carries a 15 to 20 percent premium. The December school break is the other peak. Off-season travel in the shoulder months is materially cheaper for the same hotel.
Duration. Each additional night adds hotel cost and, on all-inclusive tiers, may change the fare class available.
Occupancy. Quad occupancy carries the lowest per-person rate. Triple sits higher, and double or single supplements are quoted separately. This is why a family of four often pays less per person than a couple.
Whichever combination you land on, the quote arrives in writing within four business hours, itemised in Canadian dollars, before any payment is requested.
