Routes - Synagogue and Community Missions

Synagogue Trips

Are you interested in arranging a meaningful trip to Israel for your synagogue or community to experience together? We will customize a trip designed around your congregation or community's character, needs, and priorities.

Routes Travel is proud to have served a long list of synagogues and communities around the globe. Our expertise is in striking the ideal mix of experiential moments that suit your goals - combining the must-see-sights, innovative educational speakers, scenic hikes, cultural events, strategic sites, partnership communities, and much more. We design missions to combine a great balance between the historical and modern, site-seeing and relaxing, educational and entertainment.
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1.

Contact information

Name of family/ Group

Email

Principal Contact Person

Office/ Home Tel

Cell

2.

Beginning of tour

Date of arrival

Estimated time of arrival

Air Carrier

Flight no.

3.

End of tour

Date of departure

Estimated time of departure

Departure Air Carrier

Departure Flight no.

4.

No. of participants in group

5.

Age range of participants

6.

What is the preferable rooming arrangement?
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Two adult participants per room

Three adult participants per room

Family rooming plan (usually involves 1-2 rooms of 3-4 beds being shared by parents and children)

7.

Are most of the group members
individuals who have been to Israel
before, or mostly first-timers?

8.

Is there a main theme and/or objective for
the tour?

9.

Is there a specific price target or
budget within which the tour should
be planned?

10.

What is the requested level of accommodation?
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Five Star Deluxe

moderate Five Star

four Star or Kibbuts Hotel Lodging

Three Star or Kibbuts Country Lodging

11.

For families with children, please indicate how many hotel rooms you would like.
Please note: family rooms in Israel are usually slightly larger than the regular double
room and normally include one pull-out sofa-bed in addition to the regular double or twin
bed.

1 Family Room

(Depending on hotel, can accommodate up to 2 adults and 2 children)

2 Rooms

Please advise number of adults/children in each room:

3 Rooms

Please advise number of adults/children in each room:

Other

Please advise number of adults/children in each room:

12.

For groups of 7 or less, what are the preferred arrangement for guide and
transportation? (For larger groups, minibus or full size bus can be provided)
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

private car with guide as driver

Self driven rental car with the guide as a passenger

13.

What are the preferred arrangement with regards to meals (lunch and dinner)?
Please note: Israeli Buffet Breakfast is normally included with accommodation in Israel.
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Please do not make any arrangements with regards to meals. We will book and pay for all our lunches and dinners ourselves

please include a number of recommended restaurants or culinary experiences

Please include all meals in our program

14.

Which of the following types of sites and activities should be of interest?
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Art	Folklore/Minorities (Please select Muslim/Christian/Druze/Bahai)
Archaeology	Historical Sites
Nature and Outdoors	Jewish Heritage Sites
Museums	Sites of Religious Importance

15.

Are there any specific additional
sites or experienceswhice are of
any interest? Are there sites
which should not be included?

16.

With respect to how physically challenging the program can be, which of the following is
most applicable?
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Tour should be almost entirely by car, with short walks between the car and sites

Tour can include reasonable mix between car transportation and walking tours within cities and sites

In addition to the above, tour can include some short (about 1-1/2 hour) hikes at Nature Reserves

Tour can include some moderately challenging physical activities, such as: (Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)
Moderate Walks	Hikes
Rock Climbing/Rappeling/Zip Line	Camel Rides
Swimming	Cycling
Rafting/canoeing/Water Sports	Other (Please specify)

17.

Please characterize the preferred pace of schedule:
(Please select by clicking the appropriate checkbox)

Leisurely - with some carefully chosen sites, but with plenty of free time each day to rest, shop, and walk around on your own

Relatively full but not exhausting with sufficient time for rest, beach, and relaxation

Full and varied - minimal free time, but perhaps with one free day, or two free half-days

Packed from morning to night in order to cover as much as possible

18.

Is there anything else we
should know?

Routes Travel offers a wide range of quality services for your synagogue and community Missions:

Recommendations and arrangements for hotels, restaurants and activities
A well-planned itinerary that provides a balance between the historical and modern, site-seeing and relaxing, educational and entertaining
Certified and licensed Israeli tour educators who promise to be dynamic, relevant, and facilitate a meaningful Jewish experience for all participants
Air conditioned, superior buses with authorized drivers
Medical insurance for all participants and access to doctors during the trip
Cell phone rental service
Home hospitality with Israeli families in your partnership community or on a kibbutz
Seminars/meetings with members of the Knesset, political activists and other strategic speakers
Community service projects, either in your partnership region or for a desired charity/organization/community
IDF Army base visit and discussions with soldiers

...and much much more!