The KCBI Listeners
Israel Retreat

Fly to Israel. Depart DFW on the overnight flight to Tel Aviv. (Airlines, flights, times, hotels, and sites are subject to change without notice.)

Before you go. Travelers from visa-exempt countries must obtain a valid ETA-IL (Electronic Travel Authorization) before departure — a small fee may apply.

Arrive — Ben Gurion. Pass through immigration, gather your luggage, and be greeted by a Philip's House representative — look for the smiling face holding the Philip's House sign!

Netanya. Overnight at David's Harp Hotel on the Mediterranean, near where Jonah set sail and Peter saw the vision that changed history (Acts 10). Welcome dinner with your fellow KCBI travelers.

Caesarea Maritima. The dramatic Roman port city — home of Cornelius, house of Philip, prison of Paul.

Mount Carmel. Where Elijah called down fire, with sweeping views to the Mediterranean and the Jezreel Valley.

Old Nazareth. Walk the old city — the synagogue of Luke 4, the spice shop, fresh hummus and pita.

Overnight. David's Harp Hotel, Galilee.

Capernaum. The synagogue where Jesus worshipped; the house where the roof was opened.

Boat worship. A private cruise on the water where Jesus walked — worship on the waves.

Mount of Beatitudes. Sit in the natural amphitheater of the Sermon on the Mount, and pray in Jesus' quiet grotto nearby.

Tabgha & the Primacy of Peter. Where Jesus fed the 5,000 and restored Peter.

Baptism at Yardenit. Step into the Jordan River.

Overnight. David's Harp Hotel, Galilee.

Mount Arbel. Climb where Jesus climbed and prayed (bus option for the less adventurous).

Magdala. The first-century synagogue and hometown of Mary Magdalene.

St. Peter's fish lunch in Migdal (own cost), then Bethsaida (El-Araj) — home of Peter, Andrew, John, and James.

Shabbat dinner at the hotel as the sun sets over the lake. Overnight: David's Harp Hotel, Galilee.

Caesarea Philippi. Touch the bedrock where Jesus announced His church at the "Gates of Hell."

Banias Falls. Hike the rapids that inspired Psalm 42.

Kibbutz Dafna. Lunch and mingling with kibbutz members — and fascinating insights on Israel and her neighbors from Lt. Col. Eyal Dror, founder of the IDF's Good Neighbor project.

Kibbutz Snir. Plant a tree near the headwaters of the Jordan — leave roots in the land of Israel.

Overnight. David's Harp Hotel, Galilee.

Tel Shiloh. Israel's religious heart before Jerusalem — where the Tabernacle stood 369 years.

JH Israel, Ariel. The national leadership center training the next generation of Israeli leaders and connecting them to their biblical roots.

Overnight. Gloria Hotel, just inside the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City — steps from the Western Wall.

Mount of Olives. Take in Jerusalem from the Rehavam Overlook and walk the Triumphal Entry route.

Gethsemane. Pray in a private section of the garden: "Not my will, but Yours be done."

Via Dolorosa. St. Anne's Church, the Pool of Bethesda, and the Way of Suffering through the Old City to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Garden Tomb. Communion at the empty tomb — an experience travelers never forget.

Overnight. Gloria Hotel, Old City Jerusalem.

City of David. Walk the Jerusalem Abraham and David knew.

Hezekiah's Tunnel. Wade the wet tunnel (flashlight and water shoes!) or take the dry Canaanite tunnel.

Pool of Siloam & the Pilgrim Road. Ascend the first-century stepped street from the pool to the Temple Mount — the very stones Jesus and the disciples climbed.

Overnight. Gloria Hotel, Old City Jerusalem.

Temple Mount. Stand on the platform where the Temple stood and Jesus taught.

Western Wall. Pray at the wall where Jews and Christians pray side by side.

Southern Steps. Sit where Jesus taught, at the Davidson Center excavations.

Upper Room & Notre Dame. The room of the first communion, and the Shroud of Turin exhibit.

Overnight. Gloria Hotel, Old City Jerusalem.

Qumran. Where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written and found.

En Gedi. The desert oasis where David hid from Saul and wrote his psalms.

Dead Sea. Float in the lowest place on earth — it's fun!

Overnight. Gloria Hotel, Old City Jerusalem.

Yad Vashem. Jerusalem's World Holocaust Remembrance Center — solemn, powerful, unforgettable.

Israel Museum. The Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and the model of Jesus' Jerusalem.

Shabbat in Ashdod. Join the Beit Hallel congregation for their Shabbat service and stay for Shabbat dinner — your last meal in the Holy Land, at the table of the Israeli friends your trip helps bless.

Airport drop ~8:00 PM for the after-midnight flight. You now have friends in Israel — and a part of yourself stays in the land.

Arrive home. Thanks to the time zone, you land at DFW the same day — with friends in Israel, a camera roll full of the Bible in color, and a story your church and family will want to hear.