Our Terms of Service

Book with confidence when you book

When you book your Hajj and Umrah package or flights with Zam Zam Travels Ltd you can rest assured that you will be protected by ATOL. If you would like to verify our ATOL Number is (9798), you may check on the ATOL website by checking the website www.caa.co.uk/ATOL.

What is ATOL, and what does it do for me?

ATOL is a protection scheme for air holidays and flights managed by the Civil Aviation Authority ("CAA"). All tour operators and travel firms selling air holiday packages and flights in the UK as a principal are required by law to hold a licence called an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence ("ATOL").

All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this website are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay, you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate visit www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate.

Hajj & Umrah Visa Application Documents

The Saudi Government may and can at any time, introduce or increase fees for Visas for Hajj and Umrah. If this should happen, we will add this amount onto your travel invoice and will endeavour to notify you of any changes as soon as possible.

To make your Hajj application, please ensure the following items have been submitted:

• 4 Colour Passport size portrait photos having a white background ONLY.
• Proof of having a Meningitis (ACWY) vaccination.
• Passport is valid for eight months (6 months absolute minimum).
• The non-British Passport holder must have "INDEFINITE PERMISSION TO STAY" endorsed in your passport.

Zam Zam Travel Ltd able to obtain Hajj & Umrah visas for all British, EU and other nationals who have any legal right of residency for the UK. The Saudi Embassy requires your passport for varying lengths of time to issue a visa. We cannot give accurate guidelines as to processing times and ensuring the fastest processing time. If you have any questions at this juncture, we will gladly walk you through the process.

However, please remember:

• You must have a Hajj Visa
• If anyone has a non-Muslim name, he or she should submit a certificate from a mosque or an Islamic centre confirming that the applicant is a Muslim with the Visa Application.
• Four recent passport size colour photograph on a white background, any other colour background will be rejected, and your application will be delayed.
• Passports should be valid for at least six months from the date of submission of the application form. Ideally, your passport should have eight months validity.
• Women and children should be accompanied by husband/father or a male relative (Mahram). Proof of relationship is required (a marriage certificate for a wife, a birth certificate for a child indicating the names of both parents). The Mahram must travel into and out of Saudi Arabia on the same flight as his wife and children.
• If a woman is 45 years old or older, she is allowed to go without a Mahram with an organised group or family and submits a notarised No Objection Certificate from her Mahram.
• If the applicant is not a national of the country he/she is applying from; a valid residency permit must be submitted with the application.
• A vaccination certificate against Meningococcal Meningitis should be attached. The certificate of vaccinations should have been issued not more than three years and not less than ten days before entry to Saudi Arabia, and it should be valid for three years. The vaccination certificate must be with the applicant on entry to Saudi Arabia.
• Hajj Visa is valid for 30 days only.
• Umrah Visa is only valid for 14 days unless otherwise stated.
• We do not guarantee any Hajj or Umrah Visa.

Prices and payment

A full list of what is included in the price of offer will be found in the price list. We guarantee not to increase the basic price of your trip after your full payment. We reserve the right to change hotel prices until full payment or at any time before you book. However, any price changes after your full payment will not affect the price of your booking unless you request a change to the booking/accommodation/flight or other items of your package. All flights booking for Hajj and Umrah require a non-refundable deposit and after the initial.

Booking the final payment to be made within 24 hours otherwise, fare difference must be paid if the new fare/accommodation is higher than the original fare booked. Prices are not guaranteed until tickets are issued, flights can change to other scheduled flight or extra flights (Charter) especially for Hajj. All credit card and debit card processing fees 3.5% apply. If for any reason your Hajj visa has not granted by the Saudi Embassy for your Hajj we are not responsible for any costs and no refund will be offered.

Cancelling your booking

• You will not be able to recover your deposit upon cancellation. You will also be liable for further deductions by way of agreed reimbursement to cover all the foreseeable expenses of the Company
• If your booking is cancelled more than 16 (sixteen) weeks before travelling, you will be entitled to a refund of 25%
• If your booking is cancelled less than 16 (sixteen) weeks before travelling, you will not be entitled to any refunds
• THE MINISTRY OF HAJJ ISSUES THE HAJJ STICKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA TO THE AGENT ON THE SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE THAT THE AGENT HAS PAID FULLY FOR THE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE PILGRIM IN MAKKAH AND MADINAH. ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, INCLUDING AIRLINE TICKETS. THEREFORE PILGRIMS MUST UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF HAJJ STICKER FROM MINISTRY OF HAJJ BEFORE COMMITTING FOR THE TRIP AND AGREE TO THE REFUND POLICY. NO ALTERATION OR CHANGE COULD BE INCORPORATED AFTER CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING. HOWEVER, AGENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY SUCH CHANGE INCLUDING CHANGE OF TRAVEL DATES, TRAVEL ROUTE & USE OF AIRLINE (SCHEDULE/CHARTER), AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

COVID 19 Coronavirus

Due to COVID 19, there may be many changes during the Hajj in light of health and safety implementations by the government of Saudi Arabia. As you can appreciate, these are hard to predict or state what will happen. However, as a Hajji, you should be mentally prepared and be willing to accept that Hajj may be very different from what we are used to seeing and hearing about. We face uncharted territory.

Please consider the below:

• Any passengers with underlying health issues are advised to delay their hajj until the pandemic is over. If your doctor has informed you that you are in the “at-risk category” and were asked to shield during the lockdown, or are asked to take the annual flu jab, then we strongly advise you postpone your Hajj.
• If you are 60 or over, you must seek medical advice before you book. One of the conditions for Hajj to be Fard (obligatory) is that you have good health to undertake the journey.
• We advise that all passengers obtain medical travel insurance that includes cover for Covid19.
• Hajjes not comfortable with wearing face masks, gloves and social distancing should consider their suitability for Hajj. With social distancing, simple things will take much longer, and the hajj will most definitely be slow-paced. If you are an inpatient or easily irritated person, then please reconsider your suitability to travel this year.
• Finally, the Saudi Government in light of the current pandemic could and may charge whatever they feel suitable for the safety of the Hajjies and the Kingdom as a whole. This is beyond the control of anyone.
• Refunds can take anything from 5 months onwards.

Disclaimer

• While reasonable care is taken to ensure that the information given to you is accurate, we cannot guarantee its exact accuracy as the information may come from a third party and we reserve the right to change the information including these terms and conditions at any time without notice. You must check these terms and conditions for changes. The Company has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all representatives, agents, tour operator used are reputable. However, the company does not have direct control over such organisations and shall not be responsible for any services, acts or omissions by them or their employees. The Client accepts that the booking is subject to the terms and conditions of such firms companies or persons and shall provide services to the Company and the Client.
• If cancellation or change by the Company is brought about by war, riots, civil commotion, strikes, disasters, terrorist act, events of nature, an act of God, technical problems with transportation or other events outside the control of the Company, the Company shall not be held responsible in any way.
• All personal baggage, including, but not limited to, personal articles (suitcases, luggage - carry-on hand luggage or otherwise, wallets, purses, etc.), medicines, electronics (mobiles phones, tablets, laptops, power banks, etc.) and any other items the client has with them during travel, are at all times and under all circumstances, at "owners risk". No responsibility is accepted by the Company for the Client's failure to keep track of, protect, secure, or inability to carry passports (with adequate expiry dates), visas or other documents required for the journey.
• As is the nature of hajj & umrah and with the vast number of pilgrims, there is a higher probability of viruses and airborne deceases, it is, therefore, your responsibility concerning your well-being at all times, the Company cannot be held responsible for any personal accidents, illness, and death during your travel and during the pilgrim, or any medical reason. We strongly advise you have suitable travel insurance cover for your journey and stay.
• For Health & Safety in the KSA, local rules and compliance will supersede any standard represented or relied upon in the UK.
• The Company makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning flights for Hajj & Umrah packages including not enough time to perform 40 Salah in Madinah.
• All hotels star rating are according to Saudi Arabian standard and some hotels rooms may change from 3/5 to 5/7 people. During Hajj or Umrah journeys, the unexpected is often the norm. Despite very careful planning and organisation, the hajj journey can never be taken for granted like a normal holiday expected in the UK. If you book your stay for a certain number of people, there is a very small chance that during a very busy period, a hotel (solely at their discretion), may add an additional bed to a room to increase the number of beds available, e.g. a double-room may have an additional one or two beds added to make it to a triple or a quad. Please note, we, the Company, do not book rooms with this intention or choose hotels that will do this as common-practice as a cost-saving measure.
• The Pilgrim we wish it to be pleasant for a once in a lifetime experience. However, the vast number of people from across the globe with a varied lifestyle may have an impact on your pilgrim. Unfortunately, the company cannot be held responsible for this experience.
• The provision of the service offered by the company is in good faith and best endeavours to meet your standard, however, we, our agents or their sub-agents cannot be held responsible for any shortcomings outside the company’s control against your expectations of the pilgrimage. No express or implied is made by us or by any person as to its accuracy, completeness or fairness, and it should not be relied on as such. Any opinions and estimates expressed reflect our judgment at this date and are subject to change without notice.
• In the KSA, the Saudi government has the sole responsibility for the movement of Hajj pilgrims between Jeddah, Makkah, Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Madinah or any other point of pilgrimage in the KSA (the Hajj Draft has covered all your costs). Our Local Agent has no control what so ever over the transportation, this includes and is not limited to, timing, quality of the transport, duration of the journey and the facilities on the transport. Our local agent will assist where possible, but this element of the pilgrimage is outside of our control, and we cannot be held responsible in any shape or form.
• The KSA has the sole responsibility of Tents in Mina & Arafat, and our local agent will assist where possible; The Company cannot be held responsible for the quality of services at these points in the pilgrimage.

Local Customs

You must behave at all times in line with local customs and abide by the laws of the host country. You are responsible for your actions; we will not be able to assist you if you knowingly or not knowingly violate local custom. Your only support will come from the British Embassy or your travel insurance provider.

Flight Delays or Cancellation or Cessation of Aircraft operator/airline

We are unable to accept liability for any flight delays (for any reason Weather, industrial action or any other reason) or cancellation of the flight to or from Saudi Arabia if the operator fails or is unable to fill the obligation of their part of the contract. We will assist the operator in finding alternative aircraft, but this will be on best endeavours.

You must have sufficient travel insurance for all travellers to cover this remote eventuality.