General Tips :: Lakhani Pilgrimage. Karachi. Pakistan

The pilgrims should contact the Group Leader for arrangement of Majalis / Nauha Khawani individually or collectively as a group. The Group Leader will allocate an appropriate time and venue for such an event.
The Group Leader will arrange group Ziarat on all important and significant dates and places. Please join the group and do not go wandering about without the knowledge of the Group Leader. This instruction is issued to ensure safety and security of all group members.
Please note that mobiles, cameras, ipods and other electronic gadgets are not allowed to be taken inside the Haram in Iraq. Please respect this rule for your own sake.
Pilgrims should refrain from discussing political or any controversial subject during the travel and from discussing their political or religious view with strangers.
The pilgrims are advised not to discuss or argue with any tour operator or his guide.
The pilgrims are request to support and assist the Group Leader, volunteers and all group members in order to make this sacred journey pleasant and memorable for everyone.

Pilgrims are provided with group baggage identification tags, which are to be attached to their check-in and hand baggage. This helps identify baggage at airports, during road trips and hotel check-in and checkout.
Pilgrims should follow the baggage rules of the respective airlines they are traveling on.
In case of excess baggage, the pilgrim will have to pay baggage charges to the airline as well as all custom duties, if levied.
Lakhani Pilgrimage is not responsible for any lost or delayed baggage. However, our Group Leader / volunteers will assist pilgrims at boarding counters at airports for smooth movement.
In case of lost baggage the pilgrim will have to file a ‘loss of baggage’ report with the airline and do the follow-up with the airline himself / herself.

Buses will be available for inter-city as well as pilgrimage of surrounding places at announced hours. The pilgrims shall observe the time schedule set by the Group Leader. Those who fail to reach the bus at the announced time will have to make their own arrangement.
The Group Leader shall list the names of pilgrims that will ride in a particular bus (in case more than one bus is arranged).
A bus number may be allotted to each pilgrim and the pilgrim is to travel in the allocated bus unless otherwise instructed. This allows the Group Leader to manage transport effectively.
Preference must be given to ladies, children and elderly persons while getting in and out of the buses.
Male pilgrims shall sit in the front part of the bus while female pilgrims ladies shall sit in rear portion.
In case of long bus journey the pilgrims may therefore carry some snacks and drinks with them, however the pilgrims are responsible for picking up their garbage and to dispose it upon the end of the journey.

Pilgrims who require mobility assistance devices such as wheel chairs are requested to arrange and carry with them as they will not be provided by Lakhani Pilgrimage.
WC (western toilets) may not be available with all rooms. In such cases the Group Leader will try to provide mobile commode chairs.

For travelling to Iraq, group visas are issued on paper and are with the Group Leader. Individual passports are only stamped for entry and exit. Hence it is not possible to entertain request for individual travel plans.
The pilgrimage package only includes the cost of the following:-
- Air fare, visa approval charges, and visa fees.
- Ground transport from airport to hotel, atraf ziarat, intercity travel and return to the airport.
- Accommodation,
- Three meals a day during stay and travel.
The pilgrimage package does not include
- Shopping, charity, laundry and telephone call.
- Refreshments or meals at airports, personal expenditure, or costs of medical or other emergencies.
- Costs associated with delays or extension in stay due to events beyond Lakhani Pilgrimage control and any other cost.