Makkah: Jabal Thawr base & mountain views photo visit
This tour’s photos & video
1 photo Destination images illustrate the route. Assigned-crew portfolios and final deliverables are agreed before confirmation.
Your shoot, at a glance.
A ground-level heritage introduction and short portrait session against the mountain landscape. The steep cave ascent and summit are excluded. This outdoor base visit is planned in daylight. Your dedicated photographer, local guide and private driver stay with your group; the duration includes local hotel pickup, driving, short visits, rest/prayer breaks and drop-off at the same accommodation.
Single visit · South Makkah
Prayer stop: Your hotel mosque or another operating city mosque agreed with the guide.
Prayer is available only when the operating mosque and selected prayer are confirmed. Cameras are put away during prayer. Day visits target return 60 minutes before sunset.
Day routes target hotel return 60 minutes before estimated sunset. Maghrib options target arrival at the agreed mosque 45 minutes before sunset, with time for wudu. Prayer is camera-free. Traffic, access and the mosque’s actual timetable require confirmation.
Your photo itinerary
A proposed route for your private experience. Final stops, timing and access are agreed with your crew.
Your agreed Makkah hotel or resort
Central Makkah hotel pickup, briefing and local transfer (about 38 minutes).
Jabal Thawr base & mountain views: guided context, short visit and portraits at an approved exterior location. A ground-level heritage introduction and short portrait session against the mountain landscape. The steep cave ascent and summit are excluded. This outdoor base visit is planned in daylight. (about 68 minutes).
Camera-free prayer/rest time when applicable and return to the same hotel (about 44 minutes).
Drop-off at the same hotel or resort.
What’s included
- 2.5-hour dedicated photographer, including tour travel and breaks
- 35 edited high-resolution photos in a private downloadable gallery
- Private air-conditioned van, driver and central Makkah hotel/resort round trip
- Local ziyarah guide, heritage commentary, coordination and water
- Camera-free prayer breaks at an agreed operating mosque; subject to access
Not included
- Hajj/Umrah rituals, visas, permits and guaranteed restricted-site access
- Mosque-interior photography, staged prayer, worship coverage and cemetery photography
- Cave or summit climbs, drones and special commercial filming permits
- Exhibition tickets, meals, accommodation, airport/train transfers and intercity arrival transport
- Any additional taxes, venue charges or extras agreed in the final quote
Know before you go
Hotel/resort → agreed route → the same accommodation. 2.5 hours includes driving, waiting, visits and prayer breaks. The 20–40 km full-circuit band is a planning allowance from central Makkah, not a measured hotel route or live traffic estimate. Confirm the exact hotel address and road access; outer-area hotels need a custom quote. No airport, station or intercity arrival transfer.
SAR 90 per driver-duty hour + SAR 3 per full-circuit planning km, minimum SAR 350; round up to SAR 50. Included transport estimate: SAR 350.Your edited memories
35 edited photos within 5 working days. Optional SAR 1,000 videographer add-on: one 60–90 second edited film within 7 working days, subject to the final agreed permissions and brief.
Access & photography notes
For Muslim guests and an eligible crew only. Visitor eligibility, the date, mosque doors, road restrictions and outdoor photography permissions are checked before confirmation. Prayers are camera-free; no filming of worshippers, staged prayer or graveyard portraits. A visit does not include permission for a commercial shoot. Mosque prayer times are confirmed locally by the guide. Hajj/Ramadan crowd controls, Friday congregational arrangements and traffic can require an earlier pickup or a changed route. No cave or summit climbs. Share mobility needs; all requests and SAR prices are proposals until agreed.
A preferred date, then a confirmed plan
Your request is reviewed by the Yaadify team. Crew, venue permissions, pickup timing, final price and cancellation terms are agreed before confirmation. Payment is arranged after your booking is confirmed.
Price breakdown & calculation
Your proposed package price
This total includes the listed photography, transport, and activities. A video add-on is priced separately. Final availability, permissions, and any applicable taxes are confirmed with your quote.
How is this estimate calculated?
Group total = photography/editing + listed transport + entry or activity allowances + guide/host + any selected video add-on.
Transport = the greater of SAR 350 or (SAR 90 × 2.5 driver-duty hours + SAR 3 × 30 planning km), rounded up to the next SAR 50: SAR 350.
The 20–40 km band covers the full hotel → tour → hotel circuit from Central Makkah accommodation. It is a planning allowance, not a measured hotel route.
Entry/activity allowances are planning budgets. Exact pickup address, permissions, supplier availability and any taxes or extras are agreed in the final quote.
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