Israel Friendship Retreat
November 2026
Nine nights in Israel, flying from Denver. You have read about this land in a book. One trip to Israel makes your Bible HD. A Philip's House retreat gives you time to walk, pray, and make friends where Jesus walked. Israel is possible. You can go. Come and see.
All inclusive from Denver: $3,899 per person, twin share. Group airfare and all tips included.
More than a tour.
It's a retreat in Israel.
Philip's House takes your community to the land where Jesus walked, taught, healed, and rose, and gives you room to actually encounter Him there. A licensed guide who values encounter over information, unhurried time at the sites, and Israeli friends who are still your friends after you fly home.
Activate
HIKE like a disciple. Arbel before breakfast, the Banias riverbed toward Hermon, the falls at Ein Gedi, Hezekiah's tunnel in the dark. Nothing here was softened, because you are strong.
Meditate
PAUSE where it happened. Read the calling of Ephesians 4 in the land that formed the men who carried it. Take five minutes at a holy site and let the calling get specific.
Relate
MAKE Israeli friends. See more than the holy land, meet the holy people. Take more than pictures, and leave friends behind in Israel.
Meet the people, not just the places.
Israel is a bucket list trip. What believer wouldn't want to walk where Jesus walked? A trip to Israel is like a year of Bible college, like stepping into the very pages of your Bible.
But there's an even better reason to go. Millions of Christians have visited the Holy Land, yet many Israelis have never met a follower of Jesus, someone like you. Why? Most are trapped in a tour bus and holed up in a hotel, out of reach of everyday people.
You're invited to an Israel Friendship Retreat. It's a retreat because it's designed to encounter God in Israel. It's friendship because the best travel is seeing places and people. Each day you'll hike, learn, and pray where Bible heroes walked, and each day you'll be invited to help Israeli organizations making a real difference. You'll even worship with Jews and Arabs who follow Jesus, and you could be the first evangelical Christian a Jewish person has ever met.
Let's meet Jesus in the Promised Land.
People come home changed.
Real reviews from real travelers who have walked these same roads with Philip's House.
"This was definitely the trip of a lifetime. The accommodations, the food, the tours were top of the line. Our guide was historically and biblically knowledgeable and funny. We're going again in 2027!"
"Of all my trips to Israel this was the best by far. Professional, kind, and knowledgeable from guide to photographer."
"A profound and enriching experience… memories that will last a lifetime. Highly recommended for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of Israel, its people, and its faith."
"I cannot put into words how life changing my time in Israel was. Philip's House had all the details planned out so all I had to do was rest in the presence of Jesus. I've changed because of my experience!"
"Philip's House gives you the time to stop, read your Bible, pray and let the Holy Spirit speak. Other tours rush you site to site. Here you soak in the beauty and essence of the land. The Bible came alive and it really is true."
"Philip's House stayed the course with us through every reschedule and cancellation, and guided us through a difficult season until our trip finally happened. I would definitely go with Philip's House again and highly recommend others to do so."
The Journey
Jaffa to the Galilee to the Red Sea
One country, end to end. You land on the Mediterranean at Jaffa, settle three nights above the Sea of Galilee, sleep a night in the desert at Kfar HaNokdim, reach the Red Sea at Eilat, and finish with three nights in Jerusalem.
- Jaffa, the old port1 night · Ruth Daniel Residence. Peter's rooftop vision, and the sea you land beside.
- Caesarea and Mount CarmelPaul's prison by the harbor, Elijah's mountain, and the road north.
- NazarethTime with Pastor Salim's congregation and their humanitarian aid center.
- Sea of Galilee3 nights · Astoria Galilee. Arbel at dawn, the boat, Capernaum, Bethsaida, the Beatitudes.
- Banias and the GolanCaesarea Philippi, the river trail toward Hermon, and Shabbat on a kibbutz.
- The Jordan and the Dead SeaBaptism at Yardenit, the falls at Ein Gedi, and the lowest place on earth.
- Kfar HaNokdim1 night · communal tents in the Judean desert, and a sky with nothing in the way.
- Eilat and the Red Sea1 night · Nova Like Hotel. Coral Beach, and one day of rest.
- The Negev and Beer ShevaAbraham's Well, the NOVA memorial, and the Elah Valley on the climb up.
- Jerusalem3 nights · Spirit of Herzl. The Mount of Olives, the Old City, the Temple Mount, the City of David.
- Ashdod, the farewellShabbat with Beit Hallel, then home from Ben Gurion.
Day by Day
Itinerary
Click any day to explore what you will see. Open the fifth gospel by exploring the land of the Bible.
Depart Denver on Virgin Atlantic with one stop at New York JFK. Group tickets are booked and issued by Philip's House, so the whole community travels together from the curb at DEN.
- Depart Denver (DEN)
- Connect at New York (JFK)
- Overnight in flight
Land at Ben Gurion in the late afternoon and meet your guide in the terminal. Transfer to Jaffa, the old port where Peter stayed with Simon the tanner and saw the vision that opened the door of the gospel to the nations.
Dinner together and a first night beside the Mediterranean.
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
- Meet your guide
- Transfer to Jaffa
- Welcome dinner by the sea
- Overnight: Ruth Daniel Residence, Jaffa
Walk Herod's harbor city at Caesarea Maritima, where Paul was held and made his defense before Agrippa. Climb Mount Carmel, where Elijah faced the prophets of Baal, and look out over the Valley of Armageddon.
In Nazareth, time with Pastor Salim Salash's congregation and their humanitarian aid center, then north to the Sea of Galilee.
- Caesarea Maritima
- Mount Carmel (Muhraka)
- Nazareth congregation and humanitarian aid center
- Transfer to the Sea of Galilee
- Overnight: Astoria Galilee, Tiberias
Hike up Mount Arbel before breakfast and read the Great Commission at the summit, with the whole lake below you. Then the Ancient Boat Museum and its 2,000 year old Galilee boat, and a sail on the water itself.
Then Magdala, Capernaum where Jesus based His ministry, Bethsaida where Peter and Andrew grew up, and the Mount of Beatitudes, with a hike down to the Jesus Cave. Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
- Mount Arbel sunrise hike
- Ancient Boat Museum
- Sail on the Sea of Galilee
- Capernaum
- Bethsaida
- Mount of Beatitudes
- Overnight: Astoria Galilee, Tiberias
Drive north into the Golan Heights to Banias, the Caesarea Philippi where Jesus asked, who do you say that I am. Hike the river trail toward Mount Hermon.
Lunch with friends near Banias, then a Shabbat afternoon at an Upper Galilee kibbutz, planting trees with the families who live there.
- Banias, Caesarea Philippi
- The Banias river trail toward Mount Hermon
- Lunch with friends near Banias
- Shabbat afternoon and tree planting at an Upper Galilee kibbutz
- Overnight: Astoria Galilee, Tiberias
Begin at Yardenit on the Jordan River, with the opportunity to be baptized. Descend the Jordan Valley to the lowest place on earth.
Hike Ein Gedi to the waterfalls where David hid from Saul, float in the Dead Sea, then up to Kfar HaNokdim for a night in the communal tents. Poyke dinner, a fire, and desert stars.
- Yardenit baptismal site
- Ein Gedi and the falls
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Kfar HaNokdim desert camp
- Overnight: Kfar HaNokdim, Arad
Drive south to Eilat on the Red Sea. Snorkel at the Coral Beach Nature Reserve, where the reef begins a few steps from the shore and Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are all in view.
The afternoon is yours. This is the one deliberate rest in a hard working itinerary. In the evening, time with local believers.
- Coral Beach Nature Reserve snorkeling
- Afternoon at leisure on the Red Sea
- Evening with local believers
- Overnight: Nova Like Hotel, Eilat
Return north through the Negev to Beer Sheva and Abraham's Well, where Abraham made his covenant with Abimelech.
Stop at the NOVA festival memorial, where a believer who lived through that morning tells you in her own words what happened. Drive through the Elah Valley, where David met Goliath, and ascend to Jerusalem.
- Abraham's Well, Beer Sheva
- NOVA Festival Memorial with a personal testimony
- The Elah Valley
- Ascend to Jerusalem
- Overnight: Spirit of Herzl Hotel, Jerusalem
Begin on the Mount of Olives and walk down the Palm Sunday road to the Garden of Gethsemane for a time of prayer. Enter the Old City by the Lions' Gate for St. Anne's and the Pool of Bethesda, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and Mount Zion. Free time at the Machane Yehuda market, and an evening at SOLU worship and the 24/7 prayer room.
- Mount of Olives and the Palm Sunday Road
- Garden of Gethsemane
- St. Anne's and the Pool of Bethesda
- Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- The Upper Room
- SOLU worship and 24/7 prayer
- Overnight: Spirit of Herzl Hotel, Jerusalem
Ascend the Temple Mount in the morning, security permitting. Then down into the City of David to wade Hezekiah's Tunnel and walk the Pilgrimage Road up to the Temple. The Southern Steps where Jesus taught, prayer at the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter and the Roman Cardo, and an afternoon at Yad Vashem.
- Temple Mount
- City of David and Hezekiah's Tunnel
- The Pilgrimage Road
- Southern Steps
- Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter
- Yad Vashem
- Overnight: Spirit of Herzl Hotel, Jerusalem
Check out with your luggage on the coach. The Friends of Zion Museum, then communion at the Garden Tomb with Jeff Morgan of Highway 53 Ministries, and free time for lunch. Drive to Ashdod for the Shabbat service at Beit Hallel and a farewell dinner with the congregation, then to Ben Gurion for the flight home.
- Friends of Zion Museum
- Communion at the Garden Tomb
- Beit Hallel, Ashdod
- Farewell Shabbat dinner
- Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport
Your flight leaves Ben Gurion late at night and lands in Denver on Saturday morning. You come home with the Bible in color, with a calling that got specific, and with friends in Israel.
- Overnight flight to Denver
- Arrive Denver, Saturday November 21
- Join the Philip's House alumni community
What's Included
Group Air Travel
Return group airfare from Denver on Virgin Atlantic, booked and ticketed by Philip's House. The whole community flies together.
Believing Tour Guide
A licensed Israeli guide who loves Jesus and loves Israel, with you for every touring day.
Breakfast and Dinner
Israeli breakfast and dinner every day in the land. Lunch is on your own, about $20, to keep the day flexible.
Private Motor Coach
A late model, air conditioned coach with a professional driver for all touring.
All Tips Covered
Tips for your guide, driver, hotel and restaurant staff are included, about a $160 value, so nobody is counting cash on the bus.
All Site Admissions
Every site and national park on the itinerary is covered, with no surprise entrance fees.
Galilee Boat Sail
A boat on the Sea of Galilee, out on the water Jesus walked.
A Night in the Desert
Communal tents at Kfar HaNokdim in the Judean desert, with a Poyke dinner under the stars.
Headsets and Airport Help
Personal listening headsets at every site, and Smile airport assistance when you land.
Safe Shelter
Every floor of your hotel features a shelter room, should an emergency arise.
App and Pre-Trip Videos
Bible readings, devotional videos, and your full itinerary on your phone before you go.
What's Not Included
Lunch
At your own cost to keep the day flexible, about $20 per day. US dollars are accepted at most stops.
Travel Insurance
Every traveler carries their own policy for medical care, evacuation, baggage and trip interruption. Compare policies at squaremouth.com/23118.
Israel Entry Permit
The ETA-IL permit is applied for by each traveler at israel-entry.piba.gov.il. We walk you through it.
Personal Items and Terms
Souvenirs and incidentals, and any optional add-ons the group chooses, such as the Galilee bike ride, the night-time scorpion hunt at Kfar HaNokdim, or meeting a Holocaust survivor at Yad Vashem. See philipshouse.com/questions and the travel terms at philipshouse.com/terms.
Full terms: Terms & Conditions.
Hotels Near the History
Five places to sleep in nine nights, each one chosen for where it puts you. Two of them are on the water, and one of them is a tent in the desert.
Ruth Daniel Residence, Jaffa
In old Jaffa, minutes from the port where Peter had his vision.
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Astoria Galilee, Tiberias
Above the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias, beside most of the gospels.
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Kfar HaNokdim, Arad
Communal tents in the Judean desert. A Poyke dinner, a fire, and stars.
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Nova Like Hotel, Eilat
On the Red Sea, with Jordan across the water and the reef nearby.
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Spirit of Herzl Hotel, Jerusalem
Near Mount Herzl, a short ride from the gates of the Old City.
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Flying In
Virgin Atlantic, Tuesday November 10, leaving Denver at 12:25 PM with one stop at New York JFK. You land at Ben Gurion on Wednesday November 11 at 5:30 PM, where your guide meets you.
Flying Home
Friday November 20, leaving Ben Gurion at 11:30 PM with one stop at New York JFK, into Denver on Saturday November 21 at 11:13 AM.
See the Land
Before You Go
Pray about coming to the Holy Land. Take 2 minutes to watch an Israel devotion video each day. Quiet your heart. Just ask, "Lord, is Jerusalem for me this year?"
Thinking about it, but…
"Is it safe?"
Your safety comes first. We travel in close coordination with our trusted Israeli partners and adjust in real time. Philip has been in the land through every season of the last two years and will take the safety conversation with parents himself. See our Peace of Mind Promise below.
"Can I afford it?"
$3,899 per person, twin share, all inclusive from Denver: group airfare, nine nights half board, private coach, a licensed believing guide, every site admission on the itinerary, and all tips. One price, and nothing to settle up on the bus.
"I've never done this."
You will not go alone. You travel with your E4 community and the Philip's House team, led by an expert guide who handles every detail, so all you do is show up and encounter God.
Our Peace of Mind Promise
Your safe journey and confidence in booking come first. If international events require it, we'll rebook your trip for a future date; if that date doesn't work for you, we'll refund 100% of what you paid us, deposit included. Issued airline tickets follow the airline's rules — we pass through every refund or credit they give, and keep nothing. Reserve today with peace of mind. Full terms.
Start the journey from home.
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All inclusive from Denver: $3,899 per person, twin share. Group airfare and all tips included.
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