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Original Trip to Mecca

Highlights

• Visit Masjid e Taneem is a mosque
• See the biggest mosque in the world, Masjid al-Haram
• Discover more at the exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture

Description

Your Tour leader/driver will be awaiting you. They will be holding a sign of your name, You do not need to look for them – they will be waiting for you and will find you. From the moment your tour starts, your tour leader will give you full attention. Once in the car, your tour leader will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you. Start your tour visiting Masjid Taneem, a mosque in the Al-Hil area about five miles away from the Holy Kaaba, in Taneem, which is near Mecca. This is quite a big mosque with facilities for baths, ablution, and changing, available for pilgrims and those who come to offer regular prayers. Then you will visit the Masjid al-Haram, the focal point for every Muslim and the biggest mosque in the world, Al Masjid Al Haram is able to host a million worshippers and covers an area of 356,800 sq meters. At its epicenter is the Holy Kaaba, covered in black and gold cloth, around which Muslims can be found circumnavigating night and day (known as tawaf). It’s the holiest structure in all of Islam and is at the heart of the Islamic pilgrimages (hajj and umrah). Then you will move to the next visit Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture. It shows rare collections of the Two Holy Mosques and the development of their architecture throughout history, in addition to the achievements in their development and services provided to them since the era of late King Abdulaziz Al Saud until the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Finally, travel in comfort back to your hotel.

Includes

Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences All transfers by modern air-conditioned van from your hotel in Mecca English speaking tour leader/driver. Entrance fees All Service charges and taxes

Important Information

• Only Muslims are allowed in the city of Mecca (Makkah)

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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