The Recent announcement by the Ministry for Hajj packages
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has fixed charges for various packages of local Hajj 2020 services offered by local Hajj companies and establishments.
New names were adopted for 2020 packages before adding the value-added tax (VAT).
Allocation of Hajj Tents starting from Thursday
In the meantime, the Ministry will start allocating tents for the local pilgrims (Saudi expats and Saudi citizens) on Thursday (May 09, 2019). Read more: Procedure Involved to apply online local Hajj 2019 from Saudi Arabia
Expected Cost of Local Hajj 2020
In this article, we have mentioned the last year’s cost of Hajj. However, for this year it is expected to go higher than last year, the main reason of higher cost would be VAT which would be 15% from July 01, 2020.
Expected Category and Charges of Hajj packages
We have enlisted below the category of different Hajj packages along with their respective charges.
Procedure to apply for local hajj 2020
We have already written an article related to the procedure to apply for local hajj. Read more: The Cheapest local hajj package 2019 announced by the Ministry for Saudi expats and Saudi citizens
Expected Economic Category
The economy category is the cheapest one among all the Hajj packages announced by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. The charges of economic category amount to SR.4,297. Read more: Domestic/ local Hajj pilgrims wouldn’t have to worry about their luggage anymore
| S.No. | Type of Package | Details of Package |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 Category | The A1 category is above economic category. The rate for category A1 will reach up to SR.4,547 in accordance with the availability of the train service. |
| 2 | A2 Category | The charges of A2 category for Hajj will range between SR.4,235 to SR.4,485. |
| 3 | B Category | The charges for B category for Hajj is between SR.4,172 to SR.4,422. |
| 4 | C Category | The range for category C is between SR.4,047 to SR.4,297. |
| 5 | D Category |
Under the category of D for Hajj, there are 2 sub-categories D1 and D2. The range of D1 category is between SR.4,172 to SR.4,922. While for the category D2 the range will be SR.3,947 to SR.4,047. |
| 6 | E Category | The range is from SR.3,697 to SR.4,047. |
Expected Economic package 2 Category
The charges will be for this category SR. 3,465. Read more: Children of Hajj pilgrims will be taken care in Nurseries during Hajj 2020
Guest Packages
Guest 1 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.8,161 |
| Guest A2 | SR.8,099 |
| Guest B | SR.8,036 |
| Guest C | SR.7,911 |
| Guest D1 | SR.7,786 |
| Guest D2 | SR.7,661 |
| Guest E |
SR.7,561 |
Guest 2 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.7,910 |
| Guest A2 | SR.7,848 |
| Guest B | SR.7,785 |
| Guest C | SR.7,660 |
| Guest D1 | SR.7,535 |
| Guest D2 | SR.7,410 |
| Guest E | SR.7,310 |
Guest 3 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.7,108 |
| Guest A2 | SR.7,046 |
| Guest B | SR.6,983 |
| Guest C | SR.6,858 |
| Guest D1 | SR.6,733 |
| Guest D2 | SR.6,608 |
| Guest E | SR.6,508 |
Guest 4 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.6,308 |
| Guest A2 | SR.6,246 |
| Guest B | SR.6,183 |
| Guest C | SR.6,058 |
| Guest D1 | SR.5,933 |
| Guest D2 | SR.5,808 |
| Guest E | SR.5,708 |
The charge for a Hajj pilgrim at Mina tower has been fixed at SR.11,905. Read more: Launching of Hajj portal to view local hajj 2019 packages
The ministry will allocate tents for Hajj service providers in the economic packages of 1 and 2 on Thursday while the allocation of tents for the categories in the Guest Package will be made on Sunday.
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Source: Saudi Gazette
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