the Council of British Haji's (Pilgrims) | the CBH | Practical Hajj and Umrah Advice Centre

About us

the Council of British Hajjis (Pilgrims). The CBH is a not-for-profit voluntary charity whose aims are to work for the welfare of British Hajjis and to ensure that they are relieved of any distress and to ensure that Hajj service providers perform their obligations towards the pilgrims making the experience an enjoyable one.

Each year over 25,000 British pilgrims make the journey of a lifetime for the Hajj and Umrah so that they may seek the pleasures of the Almighty Allah (God). Over 125,000 in total perform the lesser pilgrimage of Umrah throughout the year, totalling around 125,000 overseas travellers to Saudi Arabia each year.

They return spiritually rejuvenated and with a more informed and conscious understanding of their faith. Their experiences on the hajj foster an enhanced critical awareness of the diversity of humanity and further prepare them to serve humanity as model citizens standing by to contribute to the societies and communities they live in by responsibly shouldering civic participation.

However, over the past few years, pilgrims have had to suffer delays, stress due to Visa allocations, bad experiences with some rogue and unscrupulous Tour operators exploiting travellers and deliberately targeting the Muslim community by claiming they specialise in Hajj travel. They often do not have an Air Tours Operators License and are therefore breaking UK law and not providing legal protection for travellers

In many cases, these are isolated incidents not making the radar, but as more and more people have started reporting such incidents, it was time to unite and take action. With One Voice, we can make the difference for the benefit of the Guests of the Almighty.

Since 2006, we have worked at grass roots to raise Health and Safety awareness and provide travellers essential and practical advice. We have worked and partnered with many local organisations such as IMWS in Batley, Lancashire Council of Mosques(LCoM) and Bolton Council of Mosques (BCoM) and Statutory bodies such as the NHS, Dept of Business, the CAA (ATOL) to name a few. This has bought about positive changes into the Hajj and Umrah travel industry and we continue to work on the behalf of British pilgrims and overseas travellers to address their issues.

Case Work
We have helped tour operators and group leaders with issues on visa and registrations, and pilgrims who have sought compensation and advice from neglect from agents and tour operators and assisting British citizens in times of need to arrange for consular support and visa issues.

Unite with us - Join the CBH and together we can make a difference to the Future of Hajj & Umrah Travel by supporting our Cause, Join Today: email us at info@the-cbh.org.uk

"Take necessary provisions with you for the Hajj journey, but the best provision is right conduct". The Holy Qur'an - [Al-Baqarah:197]

To become involved and volunteer please contact us.