KUWAIT CITY, Dec 12: The Hajj and Umrah Affairs Department at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has published the list of approved Hajj caravans and companies operating for the Hajj season 1445 AH including prices ranging from KD1,590 to KD3,950, reports Al-Anba daily. By the decision of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah to approve the classification of Kuwaiti Hajj caravans into three categories of main services for the pilgrims covering the aviation, accommodation, and transportation fields.

The first category includes transportation on Kuwaiti or Saudi airlines or private flights, five-star hotels overlooking the Holy Mosque as per the classification of the Public Authority for Tourism and Antiquities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and year-model (new) transport vehicles. The second category features five-star hotels but does not overlook the Holy Mosque according to the classification of the Public Authority for Tourism and Antiquities; and the third category includes three or four-star hotels as per the classification of the Public Authority for Tourism and Antiquities, in addition to residential buildings.