The
cost of pilgrimage to Mecca is pegged at D220,000, the Gambia Pilgrimage
Affairs office has announced in a statement read on state broadcaster GRTS.
The pilgrimage package includes accommodation, transport to Medina, Mecca and Mina including three square meals and transport costs within Saudi Arabia.
In the statement, the Gambia Pilgrimage Affairs office urged all intending pilgrims to register and immediately effect payment to Access Bank, as “seats will be strictly allocated on first come first served basis”.
