Your travel companion for every pilgrimage.
Get your USD card for your pilgrimage. Fund in Naira, spend worldwide, withdraw locally, and manage it all from the Kalabash app.
Built for every spend of your trip.
From check-in to checkout, the Pilgrims Card moves with you. Curated benefits at the merchants you'll actually use — plus global Mastercard acceptance for everything else.
Hotels & lodging
Negotiated rates at partner hotels around the holy cities. Cashback in USD credited back to your card within 48 hours of check-out.
Rides & transport
Pay any ride-hailing app in USD with no foreign-transaction fee. Tap-to-pay on contactless POS at taxi stands and pilgrim shuttles.
Restaurants & cafés
Tip-friendly contactless payments. Track every meal in the Kalabash app with merchant logos and category tagging.
Shopping & souvenirs
30M+ Mastercard locations worldwide. Built-in purchase protection and chargeback rights via Kalabash support.
Cashback on every spend
Earn 1% cashback on every spend — credited straight to your Kalabash Rewards Wallet.
Travel & experiences
Book extras securely online. Every web payment cleared with 3D-Secure so a stolen card can't run up your trip.
Four steps. One card. Zero scrambling.
From request to a card in your hand — usually within 5 working days.
Verify your details
Phone, email, BVN and NIN — confirmed with OTPs. Your Wallet is created along the way.
Personalize your card
Your name engraved on a Pilgrims Card, ready for production.
Delivery or pickup
Have it delivered to your address or collect it at a Travel Centre.
Pay & fund
Pay from your Kalabash Wallet, then top up in USD and set your card PIN.
Sensible limits. Transparent fees.
Spend across ATM, POS, web, and contactless — each with its own daily and monthly ceiling so a stolen card can't drain your trip.
| Channel | Single transaction | Daily | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | $500 | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| POS | $5,000 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
| Web | $5,000 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
| Contactless | $200 | $500 | $2,000 |
What you'll pay
A one-time card fee, plus the delivery option that suits you.
Your card lives in the app. Take it everywhere.
Get your card, fund in Naira, withdraw in local currency worldwide, freeze instantly, and track transactions live, all from the app.
Everything you need to know.
The essentials on getting, funding, and using your Pilgrims Card. Still curious? Reach the team from the Kalabash app.
From every corner to Makkah — and back.
Pilgrims travel from across the Muslim world for Hajj and Umrah. Your Pilgrims Card runs on Mastercard, so it works across millions of merchants and ATMs in 210+ countries — spend in local currency from home, all the way to the Haramain, and home again.
