Supreme Hajj Committee: Tourism pilgrims complete nafra to Muzdalifah, transported aboard 800 buses
Samia Samy: Mission committees deployed at all pilgrims' accommodation sites have so far recorded no violations
The tourism Hajj mission currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, headed by Samia Samy, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Companies Affairs, head of the mission and head of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah, announced the successful nafra of all tourism pilgrims to Muzdalifah after their ascent to the holy site of Arafat was completed yesterday. Starting at dawn today, they performed the stoning of Jamarat al-Aqaba al-Kubra with ease, and they are now at the holy site of Mina to complete the Hajj rituals, accompanied and supervised by the mission's committees as well as by tourism company supervisors.
For her part, Samia Samy explained that the ascent of tourism pilgrims to Arafat, as well as the nafra to Muzdalifah, went smoothly, particularly given the experience of tourism companies, the availability of modern vehicles, the precise organization of the ascent and the constant presence of mission members serving pilgrims across all three tourism Hajj tiers: five-star, economy and overland. She stressed that tourism companies have so far shown strong compliance with the regulations set by the ministry, and that the mission's committees deployed at all pilgrims' accommodation sites have not recorded any violations so far.
She pointed to the mission's continued monitoring of the conditions of tourism pilgrims, who are now in the pilgrims' camps at Mina, and throughout the Days of Tashreeq as they complete the Hajj rituals, to ensure their safety, intervene immediately to remove any obstacles they may face, work for their comfort and provide them with all means of care.
The mission is in round-the-clock contact with its committees deployed among the pilgrims' accommodation sites throughout the days at the holy sites, and the heads of those committees have been tasked with reporting any developments as they happen.
She stated that the nafra of tourism pilgrims from Arafat to Muzdalifah took place yesterday after the Maghrib call to prayer, using about 800 buses for five-star, economy and overland tourism Hajj. All were modern models staffed with guides to direct the vehicles to the best routes during the nafra and the movement between the holy sites, and they ranged from buses and minibuses to limousines on some luxury Hajj programs.
She added that, in coordination and follow-up with tourism company supervisors, the readiness of the buses transporting pilgrims to Muzdalifah, which were stationed in the parking areas provided next to the camps, was confirmed. The mission also contacted the transport companies contracted by the tourism companies to stress the importance of providing vehicles with specific specifications for the pilgrims' nafra, and to ensure compliance with all the specifications agreed upon in this regard.
