Mecca Travel Tips

Mecca is situated on the Sirat mountains of Saudi Arabia at a distance of 45 miles from the famous harbor of Jidda or Jeddah by the Red Sea. Mecca is the holiest place to the Muslim because Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca. He started the Islamic reformation from here as well. Muhammad declared Mecca as a holy place for the Muslims and devoted the city in the name of Allah. Since then the city has been the center of attraction for Muslim pilgrims and tourists.

Usually Muslim people knows when to go Mecca as they are brought up seeing their ancestors going for the Hajj. Before you leave for Mecca you should go through a travel Guide for Mecca. You should know some Useful Information about the city because it is not like other cities in Saudi Arabia. Non-Muslims are strictly prohibited from entering the city of Mecca. Severe punishment is given to the non-Muslims if they are caught inside Mecca.

The best time to visit Mecca, weather wise, is between the month of October and May. But most of the
tourist come in Mecca during the time of Hajj. Hajj pilgrimage happens every year during the first 2 weeks of Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah.

You will find a number of hotels in Macca. Some of the popular and affordable hotels are :
The Intercontinental-Makkah, Metropolitan Makkah Hotel, Jad al Croum Hotel which is a fine hotel located on the mountain. Two other hotels are Al Safa Hotel and Hotel Firdous that are located very close to the holy Mosque.

Mecca travel guide will tell you that the most popular attractions in Mecca are :

The Al-Masjid al-Haram - the holy Mosque which is known as the most sacred place of the Muslims is located here.

Jabal Rahmah At Arafah which means the 'mount of mercy in Arafa' in Arabic. This is a tall white pillar which signifies the place on earth where Adam and Eve met after 200 yrs of separation.

Muzdalifah is the sacred place between Arafah And Mina. Pilgrims come to pray here and collect certain number of stones which will be used in the rituals.

If you need some Mecca travel tips then you must visit the wonderful Aziziya Tunnel which is nearly 4-5 km long. Not often you can see such tunnel outside Europe. You can also visit the shops and restaurants around.