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Friends of David & Jan Finer Trip to Israel

December 2 – December 10, 2026

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Contents

  1. Itinerary
  2. Rates
  3. Accommodation
  4. Featured
  5. Guidelines for Payment & Cancellation
  6. Travel Protection
  7. VAT (Value Added Tax)

Day-By-Day Itinerary (Subject to Change)

Day 1: Wednesday December 2, 2026

Welcome to Israel!

Arrive to Ben Gurion airport

VIP Assistance & Transfer to TLV

3:00 pm Check-in

5:30 pm Welcome Drinks

Depart the hotel

Opening Dinner and Welcome at the home of Nachik Weberman

Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

Breakfast at the Hotel

8:30 am Israel Update and Regional Snapshot with Col (ret) Miri Eisen

Meet your Guide, Yoav Bruck and opening session at the hotel

Depart the hotel

Walking tour of Jaffa and Neve Tzedek, the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv and Rothschild Avenue, Tel-Aviv’s first street and also one of the prettiest, also home to the most Bauhaus-style houses in Tel-Aviv

Lunch on route

Graffiti Tour of Tel Aviv

Dinner at  Guetta Restaurant in Jaffa 

Overnight: Carlton Hotel , Tel Aviv

Breakfast at the Hotel

8:15 am Depart the hotel for the Gaza Envelope

Possible Visit to Sderot

Visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza

Lunch En Route

Continue in the Gaza Envelope

  • Nova Party Site
  • Car Cemetery
  • Shuva Junction
  • Pay Our Respects to the Bibas Family members who were murdered by the Hamas (Shiri, Ariel and Kfir) Sde Nitzan Cemetery


Return to TLV

Private Dinner in Tel Aviv

Overnight: Carlton Hotel , Tel Aviv

Breakfast at the hotel and check out

Travel North

Visit  Caesarea, built by Herod, the extensive seaside ruins date back to Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times. Explore the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater, Crusader harbor and 12th-century ramparts, and marvel at the size of the recently uncovered Hippodrome

Druze lunch on route

Visit to Christian holy sites in the Galilee:

  •  Capernaum, center of Jesus’ Ministry, view the ruins of an ancient synagogue and the site of Peter’s house
  •  Stop at the Mt. of Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount
  • Possible visit to Tabgha with St. Peter Primacy Church of Multiplication of the Loaves & Fishes –time permitting


Check in at the Hotel

Outdoor Catered Dinner with Chef Tal

Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Galilee

Breakfast at the hotel

Visit  the Ramat David IDF Air Force Base – TBC 

Visit to Metula with a geopolitical overview

Travel to the Golan 

Lunch meeting with a Military Security Expert, Eyal Dror 

ATV Adventure and overview of Mount Bental 

Dinner at the Golan winery

Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Galilee

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out

Depart South via the Jordan Valley 

Visit Masada, the site of King Herod’s desert mountain get-away palace and scene of the Zealots’ last stand against the Roman legion. Explore the ancient excavation of Herod’s palaces, the bathhouse, storerooms, the ramp and one of the oldest synagogues in the world

Lunch, Swim and Float on the Dead Sea at Herods Hotel, Ein Bokek

Travel to Jerusalem 

Check in to the hotel

Dinner at a local Restaurant

Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem

Breakfast at the hotel

Overview of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, from this point you can see the Gethsemane Gardens and the Kidron Valley below; the Golden Gates, and the churches, mosques, and synagogues of the three major religions that claim Jerusalem as their spiritual center

Old City walking tour – Three religions in one city

Explore the Jewish, Muslim and Christian Quarters of the Old City, passing the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa and the Church Holy Sepulcher 

Lunch in the Jewish Quarter 

Continue to the Western Wall and tour the Jewish Quarter 

Shopping time

Dinner at RoofTop Restaurant, Notre Dame 

Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem

Breakfast at the hotel

Visit to the Duvdevan Special Forces Base

Visit Yad Vashem (enter museum on own)

Tasting tour at Machane Yehudah – The market, located in the western part of Jerusalem, is around 80 years old and is filled with colors, noises, smells and the best products- (we could also do a dinner and cooking class here above the market)

Possible Meeting Slot with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet (Confirmed)

Meet with Rina Quint Holocaust Survivor in her home

Walk to Dinner at Satya Restaurant

Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out

Visit Bethlehem/Manger Square/Shepherds Field 

Lunch at the Tent Restaurant

Return to Jerusalem

Farewell dinner

Departure to Ben Gurion Airport

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Rates (Land Only)

$6,430 USD

Price per person sharing a double room

$ 8,250 USD

Price per person for those rooming alone

Please note that above rates are based on a minimum participation of 30 paying participants. In the event the number falls below 30 the Tour will either be canceled, or postponed, or the Services included will have to be adjusted in order to fit within the rates originally published and/or a supplement will have to be charged in order to operate the Tour with a smaller number of participants.

Accommodation

The above listed include accommodation services at the following hotels or similar:

Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

3 nights in Premium rooms

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Magdala Hotel, Sea of Galilee

2 nights in Standard rooms

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David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

3 nights in Superior New City View rooms

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Featured

Included

  • 8 nights’ accommodation
  • Daily breakfast, 8 lunches, 7 dinners
  • 8 days of touring with a high-level tour educator (guide)
  • 8 days of touring on a deluxe air-conditioned bus
  • 8 days of touring with a security person
  • Entrance fees and program fees as per your final itinerary
  • Booklets for all participants
  • Water on the bus
  • Porterage at hotels
  • Gratuities to Guide and Driver

Excluded

  • International Airfare
  • Insurance of any kind
  • Individual Airport Assistance and transportation from / to the Airport upon arrival and departure
  • Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, extras charged to hotel rooms, drinks and alcohol at meals, insurances of any kind, unless otherwise specified
  • Value Added Tax is currently not applicable to tourists if they are not Israelis. Should laws change, you will be notified accordingly, and VAT will be added to your final invoice.
  •  Pre-arrival at Carlton Hotel - $ 480 per single room BB per night, $ 515 per double room BB per night
  •  Extension at David Citadel Hotel - $ 515 per single room BB per night, $ 535 per double room BB per night
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Guidelines for Payment and Cancellation

Payment Schedule:

  1. For new participants who have not previously registered or paid:
    • 50% of all expected charges are due by October 2, 2026
    • 100% of all remaining expected charges are due by November 2, 2026

      The payment is via Visa, MasterCard or American Express or Bank transfer

  2. For participants who have previously registered and have funds on account with Routes Travel – please email us directly
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Cancellation

All cancellations must be made in writing and addressed to Deborah: deborahr@routestravel.com . The cancellation fee depends on the date when Operator receives written notification of Customer’s request to cancel the booking

  • Cancellation received no later than October 2, 2026, is not subject to a cancellation fee
  • Cancellation received later than October 2, 2026, but no later than November 2, 2026, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 40% of the Total Package Cost
  • Cancellation received later than November 2, 2026, but no later than November 18, 2026, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 70% of the Total Package Cost
  • Cancellation received later than November 18, 2026, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 100% of the Total Package Cost

 

Cancellation in Exceptional Situations

Notwithstanding the terms detailed in the Cancellation Section above, in the event that the cancellation of the entire group unavoidably results from Force Majeure or Acts of God, the following cancellation terms shall apply instead.

  • In the event of cancellation occurring before November 2, 2026, no cancellation fee will be charged
  • In the event of cancellation occurring later than November 2, 2026, a non-recoverable fee of USD $ 500 per person will be charged

Travel Protection

More than ever, Travel Insurance is a vitally important feature of any planned travel and safeguards against unexpected developments

Travel protection offers many great benefits and peace of mind when traveling.  One of the many benefits is, to insure the travelers trip cost, in the event a traveler needs to cancel the trip, due to unforeseen medical illness of the insured or of an immediate family member.

The other key benefit included here is medical expense coverage, given that the majority of our health insurance plans, lack coverage for accidents/illness occurring outside of the US.

In addition to trip cancellation and medical expense coverage, other benefits protecting the travelers during their journey are , trip delay , trip interruption, lost or delayed luggage upon arrival in destination, medical evacuation, 24/7 emergency assistance and much more.

To receive a quote and for any travel insurance questions you may have, please reach out to Liana DiCurzio at Traveland. Her email is Liana@traveland.net   please be sure to mention that you are traveling with ToI/Routes Trips

We highly recommend reaching out for an insurance quote, as soon as possible after making the very first initial payment, as some benefits and plans such as the Cancel For Any Reason plan (CFAR),  are time sensitive,  and are only available  for purchase within 13 days of the very first trip payment

VAT (Value Added Tax)

Israeli VAT not applicable to non-Israeli tourists for a variety of services and is therefore not included in our prices. In this connection, please note the following:

  • Should any members of your group be either holders of an Israeli passport or residents of Israel, they are subject by Israeli law to Israeli VAT (Value Added Tax) which is 18%, a tax which is not included in the above prices since non-Israeli tourists are exempt from this tax on key services. If we are informed of the participation of Israeli citizens/residents in advance, we can bill accordingly from the outset. Otherwise, any Israeli passport holders and/or residents regardless of where they reside, will be charged VAT by the hotel reception.
  • With respect to tourists, although current regulations continue to exempt them from VAT on key services, this could change at any time, in which case VAT would have to be added by law to the services provided.

 

Any questions? Contact us at Info@routestravel.com 

If the trip is oversubscribed at the time of your registration, please fill in your information on the registration form, and you will be added to the program waiting list

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