My First Umrah (December 2022): Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah, Where the Journey Began
Every journey has a first step. Mine was a 20-day Umrah in December 2022: Saudia from Pakistan to Jeddah, then Makkah, Madinah and back to Makkah.
By Hafiz Tayyab · 7 October 2026 · 1 min read
The route
- PakistantoJeddahSaudia
- JeddahtoMakkah
- MakkahtoMadinah
- MadinahtoMakkah
- JeddahtoPakistanSaudia
First sight of the Kaaba
The moment that turned a trip into a calling.
Salam in Madinah
Masjid-e-Nabawi, the calm after Makkah.
First international flights
Saudia, both ways.
Every travel channel has an origin story. Mine isn't a backpacking trip or a road trip. It's an Umrah.
On 5 December 2022 I flew out of Pakistan for the first time. Twenty days later, on 25 December, I came home a different person, and I knew I wanted to keep going.
The route
I kept it simple, the way most first-time pilgrims do:
- Pakistan to Jeddah on Saudia.
- Jeddah to Makkah by road for the first Umrah.
- Makkah to Madinah.
- Madinah back to Makkah.
- Jeddah to Pakistan, again on Saudia.
I didn't go anywhere else in Saudi Arabia on this trip. No Riyadh, no AlUla. Just the two holy cities.
No camera, just the experience
I didn't make vlogs on this trip. Looking back, that might have been a blessing. I wasn't thinking about angles or edits. I was just there.
Everything you see on Hafiz Tayyab Vlogs from Makkah and Madinah, from the walk to Jannat al-Mu'alla to Eid prayer in the Haram, came on later trips in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
What a first Umrah teaches you about travel
- Airports stop being scary. Check-in, immigration, transit: once you've done it, you can do it anywhere.
- Plan less, notice more. The best moments weren't on any plan.
- Strangers in the Haram gave directions, water and dates without being asked.
Questions people ask
When did Hafiz Tayyab start travelling?
His first trip abroad was an Umrah on 5 December 2022. He returned on 25 December 2022.
What route did he take on his first Umrah?
Pakistan to Jeddah by Saudia, then Makkah, Madinah and back to Makkah, and home from Jeddah, again on Saudia.
Are there vlogs of the 2022 Umrah?
No. He didn't film vlogs on this first trip. The Makkah and Madinah vlogs on Hafiz Tayyab Vlogs are from 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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