Hajj Ready · World 1
Choosing and Booking Safely
Rehearse choosing a Hajj package safely: the two routes from India, why Hajj needs an official permit, reading a quote, shifting or non-shifting, Mina camps, documents and health.
Most Hajj problems start long before the journey: an offer that isn't legal, a quote that leaves out the details that matter, or a passport that won't be accepted.
Choosing and Booking Safely walks through each of these in short levels, so you can check an offer and your own documents before you pay anyone.
What it trains
- 1Two ways to Hajj from IndiaQuick quiz · What would you do? · Hajj packages 2027
- 2No permit, no HajjQuick quiz · What would you do? · Is this Hajj offer real?
- 3Read the quoteQuick quiz · What would you do? · What to check in any Hajj quote
- 4Shifting, non-shifting and Mina campsQuick quiz · What would you do? · Shifting Hajj packages · Non-shifting Hajj packages
- 5Documents, health and who can travelQuick quiz · What would you do?
- 6Boss level — mixed reviewMixed review
A taste of this World
Two ways to Hajj from India
Every Indian pilgrim goes for Hajj through one of two routes. Saudi Arabia fixes India's Hajj quota, and the Government of India shares it between them.
- The Haj Committee of India (HCoI). You apply online in the Committee's window, and if there are more applicants than seats, pilgrims are chosen by a computerised draw (the qurrah). Through the Committee, Hajj is allowed once in a lifetime.
- Private Hajj. Packages are operated by Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) registered with the Ministry of Minority Affairs. They usually cost more and offer shorter stays, different hotels and Mina camp choices.
For Hajj 2027 the Ministry expects India's quota to stay at 1,75,025, shared 70:30 between the Committee and the private organisers.
In this level you'll practise telling the two routes apart, so you know who to trust and what to ask.