Umrah Checklist - Essentials to Carry on Umrah

Going to Umrah is one of the best moments for pilgrims. To make it a memorable trip of your life, it is necessary to take care of certain things. From passport to daily accessories, you must carry several things to make your trip more comfortable. In this blog, we will discuss the things to carry on the Umrah trip

Important things to carry on the Umrah trip

Here is the list of important things to carry on the Umrah trip:

1. Travel accessories and essentials

The most important thing to carry during the Umrah trip is a passport. Apart from that, you must also carry a vaccination certificate for polio, yellow fever, and other diseases. Carry the local currency of Saudi Arabia according to your needs. The other important things to take are valid air tickets, a prayer mat, and a religious book.

2. Proper clothes

Carry 2 sets of Ihram with good thickness. Safety pins or clips are necessary for fixing Ihram. Besides, you must also carry a waist pouch and loose-fitting clothes for comfort. For men, Jubbah is the best while women can carry Abaya. Moreover, you must take a pair of sunglasses, an umbrella, headwear, and toiletries.

3. Personal hygiene

You must carry items of personal hygiene such as towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bathing soap, hand sanitizer, shampoo, pocket tissues, hairbrushes, scissors, nail cutters, and wet wipes.

4. Medications

Medication is necessary for every pilgrim who is going on an Umrah trip. You must carry regular medicines for Asthma, Diabetes, and other diseases. Carrying cold and flu medications is necessary as you might face cold weather in Saudi Arabia at night. 

Certain travel sickness tablets must be included in the luggage with moisturizing cream. Some other medical essentials to carry are Vaseline, lip balm, bandages, sunscreen lotion, muscle pain cream, antibiotics, and diarrhea tablets.

5. Travel Accessories

Your essential travel accessories include a travel adapter, smartphone, charger, portable charger, tablet, wristwatch, headphones, and torch. You must also carry some carrier bags, sellotape, and a dust mask.

Final words

This is the list of essentials to carry on the Umrah trip. Some extra items to carry are an inflatable pillow, bed sheet, small diary, pen, travel neck pillow, eye mask, pocket knife, dry snacks, and juice packets.

You can add some more items as per your comfort level and needs. Carry items according to the weight of luggage allowed by airport authorities.