The regulations governing tourist Hajj trips for the 1448 AH-2027 season, approved today by Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy, have set the prices of tourist Hajj programs at all levels: 5-star, economy and overland.
Registration of citizens wishing to apply for the tourist Hajj lottery through Egyptian travel companies on the Unified Egyptian Hajj Portal will begin on Friday 4 September and continue until 27 September, coinciding with the opening of applications from travel companies to organize Hajj. The public electronic lottery for all tourist Hajj levels will be held and the results announced on 30 September.
The regulations offer a variety of programs to meet citizens' different needs and means, including:
Tourist level (towers).
Tourist level (camps), in categories A, B and C.
Economy level (by air), in categories A, B and C.
Overland Hajj level, in categories A, B and C.
The regulations set the prices of tourist Hajj programs at all levels (5-star, economy, overland) for the 1448 AH-2027 Hajj season as follows:
Level | Program | Program price | Number of visas |
|---|---|---|---|
5-star towers | Towers | EGP 580,000 | 2,000 visas |
5-star camps | Tourist A | EGP 650,000 | 4,300 visas |
Tourist B | EGP 545,000 | ||
Tourist C | EGP 395,000 | 3,500 visas | |
Economy (by air) | Economy A | EGP 310,000 | 18,000 visas |
Economy B | EGP 290,000 | ||
Economy C | EGP 270,000 | ||
Overland | Overland A | EGP 260,000 | 2,850 visas |
Overland B | EGP 255,000 | ||
Overland C | EGP 230,000 |
The prices in the regulations are the maximum prices allowed for each level of tourist Hajj program, allowing travel companies to offer their programs at prices below these limits, while companies must deliver programs at the prices, specifications and services they advertise and contract with pilgrims.
Important note: The announced program prices do not include airfare, or the ferry ticket for overland tourist Hajj programs.
The Hajj regulations set the amount and method of payment of the booking deposit for registering pilgrims on the website, according to the level, as follows:
5-star Kudai towers level: EGP 150,150
5-star camps level: EGP 120,150
Economy level: EGP 80,150
Overland level: EGP 50,150
The EGP 150 is non-refundable and covers electronic services.
The regulations noted that these prices may be subject to any increase introduced by the Saudi authorities on the "Nusuk" electronic track, but companies may not apply it until after referring to the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah to study the reasons for the increase and decide whether to approve it. They stressed that in all cases, no price increase will take effect until approved by the committee and presented to the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
