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📋 Documents
PASSPORT · VISA
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First of all, check that you have the essential documents to enter Saudi Arabia.
Passport valid for more than 6 months
Check the expiry date. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.
Umrah visa obtained
Apply for your e-visa on Saudi Arabia's official website. Documents required: passport photo + scanned passport.
Apply for my official visa
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✈️ Bookings
FLIGHT · HOTELS · CAR · ESIM · TOURS
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🛫 Return flight to Jeddah or Madinah
Compare 800+ airlines. Charter flights from €300 return, off-season.
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🏨 Hotel in Madinah
Close to the Prophet's Mosque ﷺ. With a free shuttle, from €22/night/room.
Book a hotel in Madinah →
🕋 Hotel in Makkah
Close to Masjid al-Haram. With a free shuttle, from €28/night/room.
Book a hotel in Makkah →
🚗 Car rental (optional)
Freedom to travel between Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah. Allow €25/day.
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📱 Saudi Arabia eSIM
4G/5G data as soon as you land. No need to change your SIM card. Activated in 1 minute. From €15.
Buy an eSIM →
🗺️ Guided tours (optional)
Discover the historical sites with a French-speaking guide. Quba heritage (Madinah) + Revelation Exhibition (Makkah).
Madinah tour → Makkah tour →
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🎓 Spiritual preparation
10 DUAS · FREE AUDIO
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Learn the 10 duas in the order they come during Umrah. Listen, repeat, and tick when you know them.
▶️ Orange button = listen to the dua, read by Abou Ahmed. The current word lights up, in Arabic and in transliteration.
🐢 Slow = listen more slowly · 🔁 ×3 = repeats 3 times in a row to help you memorise
🎤 Mic button = repeat the dua and the AI checks your pronunciation (free, unlimited, on all phones with Precise mode)
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1. Intention for Umrah (at the Miqat)
📍 At the Miqat (Dhul-Hulayfah for those coming from Madinah). Entering Ihram.
Umrah intention
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً.
2. Talbiyah (repeat it constantly)
🚌 From the Miqat until you reach the Kaaba. Men recite it aloud.
Talbiyah
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ.
3. Entering Masjid al-Haram
🕌 As you step through the door (right foot first). Enter through Bab as-Salam if possible.
Dua for entering the mosque
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ.
4. Seeing the Kaaba (first time)
👁️ A blessed moment: your first sight of the Kaaba. Raise your hands and make a personal dua (it is answered).
Dua on seeing the Kaaba
اللَّهُمَّ زِدْ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ تَشْرِيفًا وَتَعْظِيمًا وَتَكْرِيمًا وَمَهَابَةً.
5. The Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) — at every round
🪨 At the start of each round of Tawaf, facing the Black Stone. Raise your right hand (or point it towards the Stone).
The Black Stone
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.
6. Dua during Tawaf (between the Yemeni Corner & the Black Stone)
🔄 7 rounds around the Kaaba (anticlockwise). Recommended dua between the 2 corners.
Tawaf dua
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
7. Maqam Ibrahim (after the 7 rounds)
🕌 Recite the verse, then pray 2 rak'ahs behind the Maqam (Station of Ibrahim). 4 audios : verse + Al-Fatiha + Al-Kafirun (rak'ah 1) + Al-Ikhlas (rak'ah 2).
① Quran verse 2:125
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى.
“And take the station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.”
② Surah Al-Fatiha (rak'ah 1 + 2)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ. اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ. صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.
Surah 1 — recited in every rak'ah (obligatory)
③ Surah Al-Kafirun (rak'ah 1)
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ. لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ. وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ. وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَا عَبَدْتُمْ. وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ. لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ.
Surah 109 (6 verses) — after Al-Fatiha in the 1st rak'ah
④ Surah Al-Ikhlas (rak'ah 2)
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ. اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.
Surah 112 (4 verses) — after Al-Fatiha in the 2nd rak'ah
8. Zamzam water (to drink)
💧 Drink standing, facing the Qiblah, in 3 sips. Make a personal dua (Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for). Pour some over your head.
Zamzam dua
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا، وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ.
9. Sa'i between Safa and Marwah (5 duas)
🚶‍♂️ 7 laps. Start at Safa, finish at Marwah. 5 specific duas depending on where you are.
① Approaching Safa (first time only)
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ.
“Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the rites of Allah” (Quran 2:158)
② Sunnah phrase (straight after the verse)
أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ.
“Abda'u bimā bada'a Allāhu bih” — “I begin with what Allah began with”
③ On Safa, facing the Kaaba — hands raised (3 times)
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ.
Allāhu Akbar (×3) · Lā ilāha illa-Llāh wahdahu lā sharīka lah... Then make your personal dua. Repeat on Safa and on Marwah each time you reach them.
④ Between the green markers (men jog · women walk)
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ.
“Rabbi-ghfir warham, wa anta-l-A'azzu-l-Akram” — “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous”
⑤ On Marwah — facing the Kaaba, hands raised (same words as ③)
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ.
⚠️ Counting the 7 laps: Safa→Marwah = 1 · Marwah→Safa = 2 · ... · You must finish on Marwah (lap 7).
10. Tahallul (leaving Ihram)
✂️ Men: shave the whole head (preferred) or shorten the hair evenly. Women: cut 1 lock (the length of a fingertip). Umrah complete!
Tahallul
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي قَضَى عَنَّا مَنَاسِكَنَا.
📖 Go further
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💎 Premium €9.99: professional voice Jawad (native Arabic reciter) · 11 rites · AI pronunciation check · lifetime access
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🧳 Pack my suitcase
PERSONALISED CHECKLIST
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A checklist adapted to your profile. Tick items as you put them in your suitcase.
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🕌 On site
DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE
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Follow your journey on site. Tick off the steps you have completed.
🛬 Arrival in Jeddah or Madinah
Take a taxi/transfer to your hotel. Drop off your suitcase and rest.
🕌 First prayer at the Prophet's Mosque ﷺ
Enter the Mosque through Bab as-Salam. Pray 2 rak'ahs of Tahiyyat al-Masjid.
📍 Visiting the historical sites of Madinah
Quba (the first mosque), Qiblatayn (change of the Qiblah), Uhud (Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib), the 7 Mosques.
📍 See the interactive map
🚌 Journey to Makkah (Miqat = Dhul-Hulayfah)
Enter Ihram at Dhul-Hulayfah (Abyar Ali). Recite the Umrah intention + Talbiyah.
🕋 Arrival in Makkah · Tawaf (7 rounds)
Enter Masjid al-Haram through Bab as-Salam. Perform Tawaf, starting at the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad).
🚶‍♂️ Sa'i (7 laps Safa-Marwah)
Start at Safa and complete 7 laps. Finish at Marwah.
✂️ Tahallul (cutting the hair)
Official exit from Ihram. Your Umrah is complete. Alhamdulillah!
🛫 Return flight
Don't forget to pray at the Haram one last time before you leave.
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🛍️ Souvenirs & good addresses
PERFUMES · DATES · PRAYER MATS · VIDEOS
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The best places to bring back authentic souvenirs without getting ripped off.
🛍️ Abayas, qamis & made-to-measure dresses in Madinah
Authentic shopping guide: where to find good-quality, made-to-measure clothes at affordable prices in the holy city — by @visite.arabie.
🌹 Authentic perfumes (oud, musk, amber)
Avoid fakes. Look in the traditional souks near the Haram. Ask to smell before you buy.
🌴 Ajwa dates from Madinah
The Prophet's ﷺ favourite date. Look for labelled "Ajwa al-Madinah". Taste before you buy.
🕌 Quality prayer mats
Look for "made in KSA" or "made in Turkey". Avoid low-end Chinese mats. Check the thickness.
📿 Qurans, prayer beads, scarves
Visit the exhibition on the history of the Revelation in Makkah for unique souvenirs.
🎟️ Visit the exhibition
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📱 Apps to download
NUSUK · TRANSPORT · DELIVERY · PAYMENT
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⚠️ Some apps are MANDATORY (Nusuk for the Rawdah) — download them before you leave.
🔴 MANDATORY
🌹 Nusuk — Rawdah Sharif booking (MANDATORY)
Without this app, you will NOT be able to enter the Rawdah (the blessed area between the Prophet's ﷺ grave and his minbar). Book 30 days ahead to get a time slot.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS 🌐 Website
🛡️ Tawakkalna — Saudi health pass
Mandatory during Hajj season. Outside Hajj season: very useful for permits and government services.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🚄 GETTING AROUND
🚄 Haramain HHR — High-speed train Madinah ↔ Makkah
Train at 320 km/h. Madinah → Makkah in 2 h. Affordable (~150 SAR ≈ €38 one way). Book ahead, seats are limited.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS 🌐 Book
🚕 Careem — No. 1 taxi app in Saudi Arabia
The local equivalent of Uber, with more drivers available. Essential for getting around town.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🚖 Uber — Alternative to Careem
Available in KSA. Compare Careem vs Uber prices to save money.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🍽️ FOOD DELIVERY
🍔 HungerStation — No. 1 in KSA
The most used food delivery app in Saudi Arabia. Halal restaurants everywhere. Ideal after Tawaf when you're tired and want to eat at the hotel.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🍕 Jahez — Delivery alternative
Often cheaper than HungerStation, faster in Makkah. Compare before ordering.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🥙 Talabat — Gulf regional delivery
Originally from Kuwait, popular in KSA. A different restaurant selection from the other 2.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
💳 PAYMENT & BANKING
💰 Tabby — Pay in 4 interest-free instalments
Saudi BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later). Very useful for spreading the cost of purchases on site. Accepted everywhere.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
📱 STC Pay — Saudi mobile wallet
Pay anywhere by QR code. Very widespread in KSA, sometimes accepted more widely than foreign bank cards.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
⭐ USEFUL EXTRAS
🚌 SAPTCO — Official long-distance bus
Saudi Arabia's national bus company. A budget alternative to the train for Jeddah ↔ Madinah ↔ Makkah.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🛵 Yango — Cheap taxi (Russian origin)
Often 30-50% cheaper than Careem/Uber. Growing fast in KSA.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🥗 NoonFood — Alternative food delivery
From the Noon group (the Arab Amazon). Exclusive restaurants not available on HungerStation.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
💊 Nahdi — Pharmacies + medicine delivery
The largest pharmacy chain in KSA. Delivery to your hotel if you have a health problem.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
✈️ Almosafer — The Saudi Booking
Alternative for flights + hotels. Often better prices on Makkah/Madinah hotels than international Booking.
📲 Android 🍎 iOS
🆘 EMERGENCY NUMBERS IN KSA
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Police
911
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Ambulance
997
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Fire brigade
998
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Ministry of Health
937
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Road accident
996
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Hajj/Umrah
919
🇫🇷 French Embassy in Riyadh: +966 11 488 1255
🇧🇪 Belgian Embassy: +966 11 488 2888
💡 Tip
Download these apps BEFORE you leave. Once there, some are geo-restricted to the Saudi Play Store. Activate your Yesim eSIM to use the apps with data as soon as you land. Emergency numbers are free from any phone, even with no credit.
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🗣️ Useful Arabic phrases
MINI PHRASEBOOK · LEARNING
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12 essential phrases to know. Tick the ones you have mastered.
👋 Greeting
"Hello / Peace be upon you"
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
As-salāmu 'alaykum
🙏 Thank you
شُكْرًا
Shukran
😊 You're welcome
عَفْوًا
'Afwan
❓ Please
مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Min fadlik
📍 Where is... ?
أَيْنَ ...؟
Ayna...?
💰 How much is it?
بِكَمْ هَذَا؟
Bikam hadha?
💸 It's expensive / Too expensive
غَالٍ جِدًّا
Ghāli jiddan
💧 Water, please
مَاءٌ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Mā' min fadlik
🚻 Where are the toilets?
أَيْنَ الْحَمَّامُ؟
Ayna al-hammām?
🆘 Help / Help me
سَاعِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Sā'idnī min fadlik
🤷 I don't understand
لَا أَفْهَمُ
Lā afham
🇫🇷 Do you speak French/English?
هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الفَرَنْسِيَّةَ / الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ؟
Hal tatakallam al-faransiyya / al-injliziyya?
💡 Language tip
Most Saudis speak some English (especially in hotels and tourist restaurants). In Makkah/Madinah, many also speak a few words of French because of the many pilgrims from North Africa.
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