With the past 1.5 years being stuck at home, haven’t you thought about visiting other nations as soon as you could go out?
Muslims would love to travel the world and discover it as well as any other person. To indulge in different cultures and join their traditions, learn others’ way of life and keeping them close to your heart. Doesn’t that sound wonderful?
Hence, to let your wilderness explore we have gathered a few places that you can visit that can provide all essential amenities required to travel as a Muslim.
However, the travel restrictions in each destination would differ from the rest. For that reason, we advise to research and plan your travel excursions thoroughly.
Visit Turkey
Islam is the largest religion in turkey with 99.8% of the population being registered as Muslim by the state. Which means that it would be greatly easy to find your way around. With cities that are brimming with rich history, exotic ancient ruins, landscapes and monuments are still propitious for explorations – plus amazing beaches- Turkey has swooped in to the hearts of many.
What can you expect?
As nightly curfews and lock-downs have now been removed, all cafes and restaurants are able to serve unlimited amount of people. Those from Brazil, south Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh need to submit a negative PCR test which was taken within 72 hours of departure before spending 14 days in the government quarantine facilities.
Exploring South Korea
The Korea Tourism Organization has pushed for an increasement in the number of mosques, halal food and prayer facilities in their airports, as they got a rise of 33% in Muslim tourists last year. Rich in culture and traditions, with a kick of modern high-tech cities among them.
With the help from the governmental and private organizations, the citizens of South Korea are increasingly becoming aware and more educated with Islam, as businesses have shifted their focus and resources to provide services and goods for international Muslim tourists.
Discover the South African Beauty
South Africa’s population consists of approximately 60 million Muslims. This beautiful nation has several mosques and heritage sites, with more than a million visitors, cape town is already in high ranks among the popular destinations in Africa. The city has been rapidly adapting to the needs of Muslim travellers, catering them with Halal food, Muslim-friendly rooms, complete with prayer mats and the Qur’an.
Island-hopping in the Maldives
The Maldives is perfect destination for halal-conscious travelers, with the entire Maldivian population being 100% Muslim. It’s not only for honeymooners!
Every Maldivian resort provides delicious halal-food, private spa services and pools. And at least one or two mosques in each island, from the local habituated islands to the luxury of the resorts. If you ever feel like being – ‘off the map’ or ‘falling off the surface of the earth’ then take a dip into Maldives for the ultimate privacy from civilisation!