The hajj cost for this year will stay at GH¢75,000, or $6,250, according to the National Hajj Board, who has confirmed this. The price will not change from last year. On May 29, 2024, the first group of pilgrims is expected to leave for Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
In order to facilitate effective document processing and logistical planning, the board asked potential pilgrims to settle the ticket by mid-March during a media conference in Accra.
The chairman of the board, Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda, revealed that 4,000 Muslims are scheduled to go on the yearly pilgrimage. The board decided to maintain the same pricing for a month, which included obtaining a visa, returning airfare, lodging, food, and other necessities despite rising costs in Saudi Arabia.
40 kg of luggage, identity cards, zamzam, medical attention, security, and a Hajj guide to ensure the smooth performance of religious ceremonies are all included in the all-inclusive plan.
In order to prevent being duped by quacks, the chairman recommended would-be pilgrims to give their money straight to any of the 43 approved agents.
“Intending pilgrims are to start payment from today through their accredited agents who are scattered across the country or directly to the board’s account,” he stated.
Alhaji Banda further stated that visas would be issued beginning on April 20 and ending on May 20, that pilgrims would be airlifted into Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region, on May 30, and into Accra on June 8, with return flights possibly starting on June 28, 2024.
The chairman requested that potential pilgrims exclusively do business with the board because it was the organization that the Saudi Arabian government had designated to plan and oversee the pilgrims’ activities from Ghana.
He warned anyone who wished to make the trip using a tourist visa to be aware that it was against the law to do so. “Paying money to any other person not recognized by the board is at your own peril,” he stated.
