Umrah Plus Turkey Package 2027: Istanbul Itinerary, Ziyarah and Price in Rupiah

An umrah plus Turkey package usually runs 12–15 days: 3–4 days in Medina, 4–5 days in Mecca and 3–5 days in Istanbul, before or after the umrah. We are a licensed Istanbul agency and we handle the Turkey part only: airport pickup, hotel, guide, entry tickets and the ziyarah programme. For 4 days in Istanbul the price starts at $699 per person (about Rp 12.7 million) with hotel and breakfast; other options are on our Turkey tour packages page.

One thing should be clear from the start. We do not sell umrah, we do not arrange Saudi visas and we do not book hotels in Mecca or Medina; all of that stays with your umrah travel agency (PPIU). Our work begins when the plane lands at Istanbul Airport and ends when you check in for your next flight. Umrah agencies looking for a ground partner in Turkey can read our B2B page for travel agents.

What does our umrah plus Turkey package include?

On our 4-day, 3-night Istanbul package, the driver waits in the arrivals hall at Istanbul Airport (IST) and takes the group to a middle-class hotel in the centre. It includes 3 hotel nights with breakfast, lunch on tour days, return airport transfers, a full-day Old City tour, a Bosphorus cruise, entry tickets to the listed sights and transport during the tours. The day-by-day plan is on the 4-day Istanbul city tour package page.

Not included: international flights, dinners, travel insurance, tips for the guide and driver, and optional tours. Transfers run in a Mercedes-Benz Vito for 1–6 passengers. For a large family or a group, give us the number of people and suitcases when you ask for a quote, so the vehicle fits and the price is right before you pay.

Our guides work in English as standard. An Indonesian-speaking guide can be requested, but there are few of them in Istanbul, so ask about availability before you book. Many groups travel with their own muthawwif or tour leader. In Turkey, the explanations inside museums are still given by a licensed guide, and your tour leader can translate them for the pilgrims.

How many days is umrah plus Turkey, and is it better before or after umrah?

For first-time visitors, 4 days in Istanbul cover the core ziyarah: one day in the Old City, one on the Bosphorus, plus the arrival and departure days. With 5–6 days there is room for Eyüp Sultan, Süleymaniye and a day in Bursa without rushing. The whole umrah plus Turkey trip then comes to 12–15 days.

There are two ways to order it. Many agencies fly Jakarta–Istanbul first, stay in Turkey, then continue to Medina and fly home from Jeddah. Others finish the umrah first and rest in Istanbul at the end. For parents and older pilgrims, the second order is usually easier: the most tiring part comes while everyone is fresh, and Istanbul becomes the place to recover.

The season matters too. December and January are the most searched months for umrah plus Turkey because of the school holidays, yet Istanbul is cold then, often rainy, and the sun sets around 16:40. Bring a warm coat and shoes that grip on wet stone. April–May and October are far more comfortable for walking the Old City.

Umrah plus Turkey price 2027: what does the Turkey part cost in rupiah?

The prices below are the "from" rate per person on our package pages, with a middle-class hotel and breakfast included and international flights excluded. Rupiah figures use the European Central Bank rate of 29 October 2026 ($1 = Rp 18,143) and are rounded. For readers in Malaysia, the same day's rate gives $1 = about RM 4.06.

Prices vary by season, hotel and what's included, so send us your dates and the number of pilgrims and we will work out today's price. Flights from Jakarta, dinners and tips are extra. Every other package is on our Turkey tour packages page, and single day tours are on the Istanbul tours page.

Ziyarah in Istanbul: Eyüp Sultan, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Süleymaniye

For pilgrims who have just come from Medina, the Eyüp Sultan Mosque is often the most moving place in Istanbul. It holds the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the companion who hosted the Prophet in his house after the hijra to Medina; he died near the walls of Constantinople during a siege in the 7th century. The complex is crowded on Fridays and at weekends, while weekday mornings are much quieter. Behind the mosque a small cable car climbs to Pierre Loti hill and its view over the Golden Horn.

Hagia Sophia has been a mosque again since 2020. Foreign visitors enter through the upper gallery with a ticket, while the ground floor is kept for prayer. The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), with its six minarets, is a five-minute walk away and closes to visitors at prayer times. On Fridays tourist visits to both are restricted around Friday prayer, and the men in a group usually pray at one of them.

The Süleymaniye Mosque, on the hill above the Golden Horn, is Mimar Sinan's work for Sultan Süleyman, completed in 1557. Its courtyard is wide and usually quieter than Sultanahmet, good for a calm dhuhr prayer; the sultan's tomb is in the same complex and Sinan's is close by. A fuller mosque route is on our Istanbul mosques tour page.

On food: meat in ordinary Turkish restaurants is halal and pork is almost never on the menu, so lunches on tour days need no special arrangement. Guides plan each day around prayer times, and almost every corner of the Old City has a mosque for a short stop. Turkish food is mild; pilgrims used to sambal should bring their own.

Topkapı Palace and the holy relics: what can pilgrims see?

At Topkapı Palace, the Holy Relics section (Kutsal Emanetler) keeps objects that mostly came to Istanbul after the conquest of Egypt in 1517: a mantle and a banner attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, hairs from his beard, a footprint and swords of the companions. A reciter often reads the Quran live in the room. For many Indonesian pilgrims this is the main reason to put Topkapı on the programme.

The rooms are small and the midday queue in high season can be long. Photography is not allowed inside the relics section. Topkapı is closed every Tuesday, so our Old City day is never scheduled then.

The Old City tour in the package covers Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, Topkapı and the Grand Bazaar in one day, from about 09:00 to 17:00. For older pilgrims it is a demanding day with a lot of walking on stone streets; tell us early if anyone needs a wheelchair and we will plan the vehicle and the pace. If you only want a single day out, see our private Istanbul tour with a guide.

Adding Bursa: the first Ottoman capital in one day

Bursa was the first capital of the Ottoman state and works as a day trip from Istanbul. Our small-group trip takes about 8 hours, with the ferry across the Sea of Marmara, the cable car up Uludağ, the Green Mosque and Green Tomb, and lunch, from $90 per person (about Rp 1.6 million). Details are on the Bursa day trip page.

The 4-day Istanbul package has no free day, so Bursa means adding a night in Istanbul. It is a long day; for older pilgrims, schedule it after a rest day, not straight after arriving from Saudi Arabia.

Cappadocia: is it worth adding to umrah plus Turkey?

Cappadocia comes up often in umrah plus Turkey searches, and the reason is clear: sunrise balloons and underground cities. Our 6-day premium Istanbul and Cappadocia package, from $1,250 (about Rp 22.7 million), includes the domestic flights, hotels, the Red Tour and the Green Tour. The balloon is not included; a standard flight starts at $199 per person.

Count the downsides too: two extra domestic flights, getting up before dawn for the balloon, and from December to February very cold air and more balloon cancellations because of wind. For groups with many older pilgrims, Istanbul and Bursa alone is often the wiser plan. All options are on our Cappadocia packages page.

Turkey visa and flights from Medina or Jeddah to Istanbul

According to Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked 30 October 2026), Indonesian ordinary passport holders are visa-free for up to 30 days per visit, within 90 days in any 180-day period. There is nothing to apply for, so ignore websites selling a "Turkish e-visa" to Indonesians. Make sure the passport has plenty of validity left; umrah agencies usually check this anyway for the Saudi visa.

Flights Medina–Istanbul and Jeddah–Istanbul take about 3.5–4 hours nonstop; Turkish Airlines flies both routes, and so do several other airlines. For the way home, Turkish Airlines flies nonstop daily between Istanbul and Jakarta (CGK); on the 2026/27 winter schedule, TK57 leaves Jakarta at 21:00 and lands in Istanbul at about 04:55, roughly 12 hours 20 minutes. There is also a nonstop flight from Bali.

Check the airport. Turkish Airlines lands at Istanbul Airport (IST), while some low-cost airlines use Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) on the Asian side, an hour or more from Sultanahmet depending on traffic. Send us your flight number and we meet you at the right airport. More on tickets and budgets is on our Turkey tour packages from Indonesia page.

For umrah agencies and PPIU: a ground partner in Turkey

Most pilgrims buy umrah plus Turkey through an umrah agency, not directly. That is why we also work as a ground handler for agencies in Indonesia and Malaysia: airport transfers, hotels by category, licensed guides, entry tickets, the ziyarah programme and domestic flights to Cappadocia. Agencies receive net rates and a day-by-day plan, usually within one working day. Our terms are on the B2B for travel agents page.

Large groups need firm numbers early, because coaches, rooms in one hotel and a dining room for 30–45 people are not always available in December. On request we work under your agency's name (white-label), and during the trip our Istanbul office follows every service and answers your tour leader on WhatsApp. Families travelling independently can book straight from our Turkey tour packages page.

Send us your flight dates from Saudi Arabia, the number of pilgrims and their ages through our contact page or message us on WhatsApp, and we will reply with the programme and the price of the Turkey part.

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