The Saudi Package Visa: Pakistanis' First Instant Tourist eVisa, Explained Honestly
For a decade, "can Pakistanis get a Saudi tourist visa online?" had a flat answer: no. Pakistanis flew on Umrah visas, work visas, family visit visas, or the 96-hour stopover — no self-service tourist route existed for the green passport.
In July 2026, that changed. Saudi Arabia launched the Package Visa, a pilot that folds the tourist visa into the booking itself: flights, hotels and experiences become one purchase, visa included. By September, Webook — the Kingdom's events-and-bookings platform — was live with the service, Pakistan on the short first-phase list. Pehli baar green passport ke liye online tourist visa ka rasta khula hai — par is route par Makkah aur Madinah nahi aate. That last clause matters enormously, and this guide explains why.
What the Package Visa Actually Is
The Package Visa is a joint project of the Saudi Ministry of Tourism, Foreign Affairs, Interior, and the Insurance Authority. The traveler books one integrated package — round-trip flights, a hotel for the full stay, optional attractions — and the tourist visa is issued inside that single transaction.
The pilot runs through qualified digital platforms meeting Saudi requirements for booking and 24-hour support. Webook, the flagship channel, currently serves citizens of India, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Mexico, with more expected as it expands. Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb framed it as "a smarter, more seamless way to experience Saudi Arabia" — a real route today, with pilot fine print still maturing.
How the Webook Flow Works
The mechanics are simple, which is the entire point:
- Choose a package — confirmed round-trip flights and a hotel covering your whole stay, with optional experiences often tied to webook's events, from league football to festivals
- Submit — travel plans plus personal information, entered online
- Verification — the file is checked in the background
- Visa issued — the eVisa lands in the app and your inbox; no paper queue, no consulate visit
The Fine Print That Decides Whether It Fits Your Trip
This is the section that saves people money, so read it twice:
- Where it goes: the Package eVisa covers all regions of Saudi Arabia except Makkah and Madinah. This is a Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla, Red Sea, Diriyah and events visa — not a pilgrimage route.
- Stay length: packages run from roughly two days up to ninety.
- Cost mechanics: Webook lists the visa with mandatory insurance at about USD 107, with packages from around the USD 1,000-plus mark. You are buying a whole trip, not a visa fee — compare against the same flights and hotel separately.
- Group size: bookings cannot exceed nine adults and five minors.
- It is a pilot: rules, prices and country lists can change — confirm live numbers before paying.
What This Means for Umrah Travelers
If Haramain is the purpose, nothing changes: the Umrah visa through a licensed operator remains the only route into Makkah and Madinah — the file, fees and timelines our Umrah visa requirements guide and processing guide walk through.
Where it earns its place is the trip that used to be impossible: a winter weekend for Riyadh Season, a Saudi Pro League matchday, AlUla or the Red Sea — self-service, no sponsor. Pilgrims on Umrah visas can also travel widely under that visa's rules; the deeper comparison lives in our tourist eVisa vs Umrah visa guide.
DIY or Desk on This One
Booking on Webook yourself is possible — the flow was designed for it. The friction is planning: matching package dates to the events you want, judging which hotel tier sits near the Season zones, deciding whether the bundled math beats separate pieces, and sequencing a tourism leg against a separate Umrah file.
HTG Travels builds Saudi itineraries end to end — the Umrah visa through the licensed-operator channel, the tourism leg on the route that fits it, and the honest arithmetic between them. Reach the desk on WhatsApp at +92 317 5054959, by email at [email protected], or online at htg.com.pk.
Quick Takeaway
The Package Visa is the first tourist route a Pakistani passport can buy digitally: one booking of flights, hotel and experiences on Webook, with the eVisa issued to your inbox. It covers the whole Kingdom except Makkah and Madinah, runs roughly two to ninety days, lists visa-plus-insurance at about USD 107 with packages from around USD 1,000-plus, and caps groups at nine adults and five minors. Umrah still runs on the Umrah visa; everything else finally has a self-service door — and as a pilot, its live terms deserve a check before you pay.
Before You Go
Keep the people of Palestine and Sudan in your duas — Stand With Palestine, stand with Sudan — and support trusted relief where you can. May safety and dignity reach them.
Planning a Saudi trip on the new digital route? HTG Travels answers on WhatsApp at +92 317 5054959, by email at [email protected], or online at htg.com.pk.
Written by Huzi — travel blogger at huzi.pk. More guides live on huzi.pk.
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