Residence
To find a residence in Makkah you have three options:
Option 1: To ask a friend living in KSA to help you find a place in advance.
Option 2: If you arrived too late you can stay this night at the Motawef (bureau). Next morning, leave your luggage there and move to find a place. The Motawef of South East Asia has the number 73, near a district called "Ala'zizia". There, you can find many private apartments for rent in Hajj season. Particularly, near a hospital called "Alnour" and a supermarket called "A'esmt". However, the prices there are high.
For example, we succeed to find a good apartment 10 nights for 4500 RS. This apartment has 2 big conditioned rooms, a good bathroom, and kitchen with fridge and cooker. Each room has 4 mattress with blanket and pillow each. Even this place is a little far, there is a direct free high way connect it with Ka'baa from the side of "Ajjiad Elsadd" gate.
NB.1: If you visit Makkah after Madinah. Usually, you will stay from 5th to 8th ZulHijjah and save alot of money.
NB.2: If you have a heavy luggage you can ask the owner to keep it in the garage during Hajj time (8th-13th).
Option 3: To move first to Ka'baa, and leave your luggage at the savings locker for 5-10 RS (based on luggage size and you need to renew reservation every 5 hours). Then do "Omrato Elkodoom", cut your hair (if you intend to do " Hijj Tamatoa' "), and change Ihram clothes. Now, you can go to find a place there as following:
1- Try to find the delegation of your country in one of the hotels near Ka'baa and ask them for help.
NB: They may help you for free, or they will ask you to pay (usually a big amount of money).
2- Try to find residence in a place called "Mahbas Aljjen" or a round. However, it's a little difficult to find a place there.
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Food
* Food is not a problem and you can find a lot of various restaurants everywhere.
* For canned food, best prices can be found at "Ebn dawood" center, and "Esmat" center.
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Shopping
A lot of shops for clothes, gifts, perfumes, and books can be found at:
- Alharm Almaki (Ka'baa) , in front of King AbdulAziz gate.
- A place called "Masfala", also near Ka'baa
* Prices in Makkah not far from Madinah, except for dates.
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Transportation
It's the most difficult problem in Makkah during Hajj as drivers use people in this season. Based on my experience, the average taxi fees is 30RS in a place like "Aziziah".
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Rituals (8th-14 ZulHijjah) (here, i will mention only the living condition during the rituals, other rituals state information can be found in the materials)
* Before ZulHijjah 8th, Start to prepare a handbag with the following staff:
1- Two underware suites
2- A towel
3- Hair cut machine.
4- Non-perfumed soap
5- Gown/aba
* If you didn't pay for food in Minah (recommended), you should buy enough food for 5 days such as: Indomie noodle (hot water available in Minah), fruits (very important), fast eat vegetables (tomato, carrot, cucumber), Yogurt, Cheese, Sesame sweet paste, Jam, Tuna, Bread, Water, Juice, and some heavy chocolate to give you energy.
* In the 7th of ZulHijjah at night (after Ishaa) move to Motawef bureau. There, he will manage a bus to take you to your tent in Minah. You will stay there 7th and 8th of ZulHijjah.
NB: In 2012, South East Asia tents located after "Alkaseem" tunels in a place called "Alshea'been" area (6). This means, you will need to cross this tunel for "Ramy Algamarat" which will take 30 to 45 MINs. on foot.
* In 9th ZulHijjah at morning (5-7am), Motawef should manage another bus to take you to Arafat. There, it's recommended not to leave your tent to avoid the crowd, to save your power and to well use this chance for praying and supplicating.
NB: don't forget to take enough food for one day, and your sleeping bag for Mozdalefa as there is no tents there.
* After the sunset, Motawef should manage another bus to take you to Mozdalefa to stay this night there.
* 10th Motawef will manage a bus to send you back to Minah to stay 3 nights (11,12,13).
* Pray Alzohr, go for "Ramy Algamarat", then come back to your tent in Minah, and make "Tahlol Asghar" by cutting your hair. Now you can take off your Ihram dress.
* In 11th of ZulHijjah, pray Alfajr, then find a vehicle to take you to "Ka'baa" to make (Sa'y and Tawaff Alefadah) and make it early as soon as possible before sunshine and waste your power.
NB: you should accept whatever kind of transportation because all people are moving to Ka'baa that day.
* Aftar (Sa'y and Tawaff), find a good restaurant near "alKa'baa" take a rest, pray Alzohr, then find a vehicle to take you (Aljamarat) gain. Then go back to your tent in Minah (on foot).
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After rituals
Go back to your residence in Makkah if you will stay for awhile, or prepare your luggage and move to Motawef to help you check out and send you to your next station.
NB: Hajji can leave Minah after 12th (Taa'gool) or after 13th. However, i advice you to leave after 13th to avoid the crowd and to save your power for (Tawaf Elwadaa') which should be your last deed in Makkah.
To find a residence in Makkah you have three options:
Option 1: To ask a friend living in KSA to help you find a place in advance.
Option 2: If you arrived too late you can stay this night at the Motawef (bureau). Next morning, leave your luggage there and move to find a place. The Motawef of South East Asia has the number 73, near a district called "Ala'zizia". There, you can find many private apartments for rent in Hajj season. Particularly, near a hospital called "Alnour" and a supermarket called "A'esmt". However, the prices there are high.
For example, we succeed to find a good apartment 10 nights for 4500 RS. This apartment has 2 big conditioned rooms, a good bathroom, and kitchen with fridge and cooker. Each room has 4 mattress with blanket and pillow each. Even this place is a little far, there is a direct free high way connect it with Ka'baa from the side of "Ajjiad Elsadd" gate.
NB.1: If you visit Makkah after Madinah. Usually, you will stay from 5th to 8th ZulHijjah and save alot of money.
NB.2: If you have a heavy luggage you can ask the owner to keep it in the garage during Hajj time (8th-13th).
Option 3: To move first to Ka'baa, and leave your luggage at the savings locker for 5-10 RS (based on luggage size and you need to renew reservation every 5 hours). Then do "Omrato Elkodoom", cut your hair (if you intend to do " Hijj Tamatoa' "), and change Ihram clothes. Now, you can go to find a place there as following:
1- Try to find the delegation of your country in one of the hotels near Ka'baa and ask them for help.
NB: They may help you for free, or they will ask you to pay (usually a big amount of money).
2- Try to find residence in a place called "Mahbas Aljjen" or a round. However, it's a little difficult to find a place there.
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Food
* Food is not a problem and you can find a lot of various restaurants everywhere.
* For canned food, best prices can be found at "Ebn dawood" center, and "Esmat" center.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shopping
A lot of shops for clothes, gifts, perfumes, and books can be found at:
- Alharm Almaki (Ka'baa) , in front of King AbdulAziz gate.
- A place called "Masfala", also near Ka'baa
* Prices in Makkah not far from Madinah, except for dates.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Transportation
It's the most difficult problem in Makkah during Hajj as drivers use people in this season. Based on my experience, the average taxi fees is 30RS in a place like "Aziziah".
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rituals (8th-14 ZulHijjah) (here, i will mention only the living condition during the rituals, other rituals state information can be found in the materials)
* Before ZulHijjah 8th, Start to prepare a handbag with the following staff:
1- Two underware suites
2- A towel
3- Hair cut machine.
4- Non-perfumed soap
5- Gown/aba
* If you didn't pay for food in Minah (recommended), you should buy enough food for 5 days such as: Indomie noodle (hot water available in Minah), fruits (very important), fast eat vegetables (tomato, carrot, cucumber), Yogurt, Cheese, Sesame sweet paste, Jam, Tuna, Bread, Water, Juice, and some heavy chocolate to give you energy.
* In the 7th of ZulHijjah at night (after Ishaa) move to Motawef bureau. There, he will manage a bus to take you to your tent in Minah. You will stay there 7th and 8th of ZulHijjah.
NB: In 2012, South East Asia tents located after "Alkaseem" tunels in a place called "Alshea'been" area (6). This means, you will need to cross this tunel for "Ramy Algamarat" which will take 30 to 45 MINs. on foot.
* In 9th ZulHijjah at morning (5-7am), Motawef should manage another bus to take you to Arafat. There, it's recommended not to leave your tent to avoid the crowd, to save your power and to well use this chance for praying and supplicating.
NB: don't forget to take enough food for one day, and your sleeping bag for Mozdalefa as there is no tents there.
* After the sunset, Motawef should manage another bus to take you to Mozdalefa to stay this night there.
* 10th Motawef will manage a bus to send you back to Minah to stay 3 nights (11,12,13).
* Pray Alzohr, go for "Ramy Algamarat", then come back to your tent in Minah, and make "Tahlol Asghar" by cutting your hair. Now you can take off your Ihram dress.
* In 11th of ZulHijjah, pray Alfajr, then find a vehicle to take you to "Ka'baa" to make (Sa'y and Tawaff Alefadah) and make it early as soon as possible before sunshine and waste your power.
NB: you should accept whatever kind of transportation because all people are moving to Ka'baa that day.
* Aftar (Sa'y and Tawaff), find a good restaurant near "alKa'baa" take a rest, pray Alzohr, then find a vehicle to take you (Aljamarat) gain. Then go back to your tent in Minah (on foot).
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After rituals
Go back to your residence in Makkah if you will stay for awhile, or prepare your luggage and move to Motawef to help you check out and send you to your next station.
NB: Hajji can leave Minah after 12th (Taa'gool) or after 13th. However, i advice you to leave after 13th to avoid the crowd and to save your power for (Tawaf Elwadaa') which should be your last deed in Makkah.