Travelling with elderly guests

For an elderly traveller, the difference between a three-minute and a fifteen-minute walk is the difference between attending five prayers a day and attending two. If the budget has to stretch anywhere, stretch it here.

Remember that Makkah is hilly. Ask us about the gradient, not just the distance.

Several of our properties offer step-free access, accessible bathrooms and rooms near the lift. These need to be requested at booking and confirmed in writing — we will not tell you a hotel can accommodate something until the hotel has confirmed it to us.

Wheelchairs are available within the Haram complex, and arranging assistance in advance is far easier than trying to on the day.

Build rest days in deliberately. A shorter, focused Ziyarat by private car is far kinder than a full half-day tour, and we can arrange exactly that.

Carry medication in hand luggage with the prescription, and make sure someone travelling with the guest knows what it is and when it is taken.