
Departures 3
Guests
Itinerary
After meeting at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, fly to Madinah on AJet's scheduled flight. On arrival we leave the airport and start the tour after breakfast. First stop is Masjid an-Nabawi, where we greet the Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr and Umar. We then see Jannat al-Baqi cemetery from outside and visit the nearby Ghamama (Cloud) Mosque. Check in at the hotel and overnight. Flight (AJet, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen → Medina): 12.10 departure VF1505 02:35 – 06:00; 15.11 and 06.12 departures VF205 23:55 – 03:20 (+1).
After breakfast, a full free day in Madinah for worship and shopping. Guests may join the optional day trip to Al Ula (approx. 4 hours by coach): Elephant Rock, a jeep safari to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hegra (Mada'in Salih) and free time in the Old City; return to Madinah around 22:00. Al Ula tour USD 150 per person (transport, guide, local guide, jeep safari and entry included; ages 0-6 free, 7-11 50% off; approx. 13 hours).
After breakfast in Madinah, visit the Qiblatayn, Jumuah and Quba mosques and depart for Makkah. Guests performing Umrah must make their intention and enter ihram before the Miqat; we recommend leaving the Madinah hotel in ihram. Our guide briefs you along the way. After checking in and resting in Makkah, perform Umrah tawaf at the Kaaba with our religious guides, followed by sa'y between Safa and Marwah and leaving ihram. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, free time until noon for worship at the Kaaba. At the set time meet in the lobby for the surroundings tour: panoramic visits to Mount Thawr, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina, Mount Nur, Masjid al-Jinn and Masjid ash-Shajarah, a camel farm and the Makkah Museum of Islamic Heritage (subject to opening hours). Surroundings tour USD 35 per person (transport and guide included; ages 0-6 free, 7-11 50% off; approx. 4 hours). Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, free time until Friday prayers. Then depart for Jeddah for a panoramic tour: the historic Al-Balad old town, founded in the 7th century, and a walk and photo stop on the Corniche. Transfer to the airport and fly to Istanbul with AJet; end of the tour. Return flight (AJet VF190 → Istanbul Airport): for the 12.10 departure 17.10 03:10 – 07:00; for 15.11, 21.11 03:55 – 07:55; for 06.12, 12.12 03:55 – 07:55.
Included / Excluded
Included
- Economy AJet flights Istanbul – Madinah / Jeddah – Istanbul
- Tours and visits stated in the program
- Airport meet-and-greet and round-trip transfers
- 2 nights in a 4-5 star hotel in Madinah (Hill Hotel or similar)
- 2 nights in a 4-5 star hotel in Makkah (Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah or similar)
- 4 breakfasts
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide
- Luxury coach with professional driver throughout the tour
Excluded
- Personal expenses
- Lunches and dinners
- Hotel extras
- Saudi Arabia visa (multiple entry, 1 year, USD 130)
- Travel health insurance
- Optional tours (Al Ula USD 150, Makkah surroundings USD 35)
- Economy AJet flights Istanbul – Madinah / Jeddah – Istanbul
- Tours and visits stated in the program
- Airport meet-and-greet and round-trip transfers
- 2 nights in a 4-5 star hotel in Madinah (Hill Hotel or similar)
- 2 nights in a 4-5 star hotel in Makkah (Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah or similar)
- 4 breakfasts
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide
- Luxury coach with professional driver throughout the tour

