Israel Retreat
With Pastor Aaron Crider
November 11–22, 2027
11 nights. Bible scenes. Lifelong friendships.
This is not a tour. It's a retreat in the Promised Land.
Your retreat packageTips included$240Per travelerGuide, driver & hotel staffIncluded in your pricePay in full$4,599TodaySave $100 by paying nowPay monthly$100Todaythen split $4,599 monthlyTotal $4,699Final payment eight weeks before departure; schedule pending.Land Tour Only. Airfare to Tel Aviv is separate. Group transfers included; flight times require confirmation.
More than a tour.
It's a retreat in Israel.
Join Pastor Aaron Crider and Trinity City Church of Fort Worth for an Israel retreat with Philip's House. Spend eleven nights in Netanya, the Galilee, and Jerusalem, with time for Scripture, prayer, worship, and friendships with Israeli believers. Walk through the places in the Bible with a licensed guide and a private motor coach, and return each evening to your hotel for rest and fellowship.
Activate
Walk through the places you read about in Scripture. Hike Mount Arbel or take the bus to the top, explore the City of David, and follow the Pilgrimage Road.
Meditate
Make room for communion at the Garden Tomb, prayer at Gethsemane, teaching beside the Sea of Galilee, and a worship night together.
Relate
Meet Pastor Saleem Salaash in Nazareth, hear Eyal Dror’s briefing, plant a tree with Oren Dvorskin, and share Shabbat with the Beit Hallel congregation. These encounters remain subject to host confirmation.
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
Coast to Galilee to Jerusalem
Begin with one night on the Mediterranean at David's Harp Netanya. Spend four nights at David's Harp in the Galilee while visiting the places of Jesus' ministry and meeting people in northern Israel. Then settle into Dan Panorama Jerusalem for six nights, with visits in the city, an excursion to the Dead Sea, and an evening with Beit Hallel in Ashdod. The last hotel night is November 21; departure is early on November 22.
- Ben Gurion AirportArrive November 11 and meet your guide
- NetanyaOne night on the Mediterranean
- CaesareaMount Carmel and Nazareth
- Sea of GalileeFour nights exploring the places of Jesus’ ministry
- Golan Heights and BaniasKibbutz Dafna, Eyal Dror and tree planting at Snir
- ShilohThe Tabernacle site on the way to Jerusalem
- JerusalemSix nights in the Holy City
- AshdodShabbat dinner and service at Beit Hallel; return to Jerusalem
- Dead SeaQumran, Ein Gedi and Kalia; return to Jerusalem
Day by Day
Itinerary
Click any day to explore what you will see. Open the fifth gospel by exploring the land of the Bible.
Accommodation: David’s Harp, Netanya
Arrive at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and meet your guide.
Transfer north to Netanya.
Check-in at your hotel for welcome dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: David’s Harp, Sea of Galilee
Drive to ancient Caesarea Maritima and visit Herod’s harbor city, the place of Paul’s imprisonment and defense before Agrippa (Acts 25-26).
Continue to Mount Carmel, where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal.
Visit Nazareth with time with Pastor Saleem Salaash.
Check-in at your hotel in the Sea of Galilee for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: David’s Harp, Sea of Galilee
Begin the day at Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ ministry and its ancient synagogue.
Sail on the Sea of Galilee and reflect on the miracles that took place here.
Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes.
Hike down the slope to the Jesus cave.
Sermon on the Mount (Grotto) with Philip McCallum.
Visit Tabgha and the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter.
Overnight at your Galilee hotel.
Accommodation: David’s Harp, Sea of Galilee
Early morning hike up Mount Arbel (or take the bus to the top).
Continue to Magdala with Father Kelly or Sister Celine, and visit its 1st-century synagogue.
Enjoy a traditional St. Peter’s fish lunch.
Visit the Beit Igal Alon Museum, with it’s ancient boat.
Visit the Yardenit baptismal site on the Jordan River, opportunity for baptism.
Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: David’s Harp, Galilee
Drive north to the Golan Heights.
Visit Banias, also known as Caesarea Philippi.
Enjoy lunch at Kibbutz Dafna with a briefing by Lt. Col. Eyal Dror on humanitarian aid and the IDF.
Continue to Kibbutz Snir and enjoy a tree planting activity with Oren Dvorskin.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Planning workbook additional detail: Banias Falls.
Accommodation: Jerusalem
Begin the day at Tel Shiloh, the Tabernacle’s home for 369 years.
Ascend to Jerusalem.
Visit the Israel Museum.
Check-in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Planning workbook additional detail: Israel Museum Jerusalem Model.
Accommodation: Jerusalem
Begin the day at the Garden Tomb with a time of communion.
Continue to the Mount of Olives.
Descend the Palm Sunday Road.
Enjoy a time of prayer at the Garden of Gethsemane.
Enter the Old City through the Lion’s Gate.
Continue to St. Anne’s Church and the Pool of Bethesda.
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Dinner and overnight at your Jerusalem hotel.
Planning workbook additional details: Mount of Olives Rehavam Overlook; Private Garden Gethsemane.
Accommodation: Jerusalem
Ascend the Temple Mount (subject to security).
Visit the Western Wall for a time of prayer.
Continue to the Jerusalem Archeological Park with its Southern Steps, where Jesus taught.
Tour Mount Zion and visit the Upper Room.
Return to your hotel for dinner.
Enjoy a worship night at the hotel.
Accommodation: Jerusalem
Begin the day at the Yad Vashem Museum.
Drive to Ashdod.
Shabbat dinner before service with Beit Hallel (16:00).
Visit the Beit Hallel congregation for their service (17:30).
Return to Jerusalem for overnight at your hotel.
Accommodation: Jerusalem
Begin the day at Qumran, the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
Continue to Ein Gedi, the oasis where David hid from Saul.
Float in the Dead Sea (Kalia beach).
Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Departure
Visit the City of David, originally Jerusalem. Wade through the Hezekiah’s tunnel and view the Pool of Siloam archeological dig. Walk through the Pilgrimage Road.
Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Planning workbook alternative: Hezekiah's Tunnel or Dry Tunnel.
Schedule clarification: the supplier file labels this day 'Departure' but also specifies dinner and overnight. The quoted hotel stay continues through November 22; the airport transfer and early-morning departure are on November 22.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for an early-morning departure.
What's Included
Eleven hotel nights
Shared accommodation: David's Harp Netanya, November 11–12, one night; David's Harp Galilee, November 12–16, four nights; Dan Panorama Jerusalem, November 16–22, six nights. Hotels are quoted and remain subject to reservation confirmation.
Breakfasts and dinners
Eleven breakfasts and eleven dinners are listed in the Engine. The itinerary includes the Beit Hallel Shabbat dinner on November 19. The dinner substitution and supplier arrangements require final confirmation.
St Peter’s fish lunch
The traditional St. Peter's fish lunch on November 14 is included. Other lunches, including Kibbutz Dafna on November 15, are excluded unless separately confirmed in writing.
Guide and motor coach
A local licensed guide for ten full touring days and two transfer days. A late-model air-conditioned vehicle is quoted for nine full days, two transfer days, and one full day with an evening outing.
Sites and experiences
The quoted admissions and activities include Mount Carmel, Capernaum, Magdala, the ancient boat museum, Israel Museum, Shiloh, Gethsemane, Garden Tomb, St. Anne's and Bethesda, the Davidson Center, Yad Vashem, Kalia Beach, City of David, national parks, private Galilee sailing, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, and Eyal Dror's briefing. Temple Mount access is subject to security.
Worship and listening headsets
The supplier quote includes a worship night and light headsets. Communion at the Garden Tomb and the other pastoral encounters appear in the full itinerary. Named speakers and hosts remain subject to confirmation.
Tips included
Gratuities for the guide, driver, and hotel staff are included, budgeted at $240 per traveler for twelve guide and transfer days.
Arrival assistance and transfers
The supplier quote includes airport arrival assistance and porterage liaison. Group transfers on November 11 and November 22 follow the itinerary. Confirm flight times with Philip's House before buying tickets; the group transfer schedule and arrangements for separate arrivals must be confirmed.
Tree planting and Beit Hallel
The itinerary retains tree planting at Kibbutz Snir with Oren Dvorskin and Shabbat dinner and service at Beit Hallel. These experiences are included in this review offer through Philip’s House arrangements; final host and supplier confirmations are pending.
What's Not Included
Airfare
International, domestic, and internal airfare are not included in the traveler price. No group air contract is recorded.
Other lunches
Lunches are on your own except for the St. Peter's fish lunch. The scheduled Kibbutz Dafna lunch is not included in the supplier quote or priced in the Engine.
Travel insurance
Travel insurance is not included. The current company terms require travel medical and evacuation insurance and strongly recommend trip-cancellation coverage. Travelers arrange their own policies.
Personal expenses and entry documents
Personal expenses, extra beverages not included with meals, optional purchases, passport costs, and the ETA-IL entry permit fee are not included. Check the current entry requirements before travel.
Additional arrangements
Private-room supplements, extra hotel nights, separate transfers outside the agreed group schedule, and any service not expressly included require separate confirmation and payment. Baptism robe or towel rental, if required, is not priced in this package.
Please review the Philip's House travel terms before booking. Terms & Conditions.
Hotels Near the History
Three hotels and eleven nights: one in Netanya, four in the Galilee, and six in Jerusalem. Hotels are quoted and remain subject to reservation confirmation.
David's Harp Hotel, Netanya
On the Mediterranean at Netanya, owned and run by our partners at Sar-El.
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David's Harp Galilee Resort
Shaped like a harp above the Sea of Galilee, with Capernaum and the lake below.
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Dan Panorama Jerusalem
Philip's favorite in Jerusalem, minutes on foot from the Old City.
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Flying In
Plan to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, November 11, 2027. The workbook allows November 10 for the outbound flight from Dallas–Fort Worth. Confirm flight times and the group transfer schedule before buying tickets.
Flying Home
The land retreat ends with an early-morning airport departure on Monday, November 22, 2027. The last hotel night is November 21. Flight numbers and airport pickup times remain to be confirmed.
Plan to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, November 11, 2027. The planning workbook allows Wednesday, November 10 for the outbound flight from Dallas–Fort Worth. The land retreat ends with an early-morning airport departure on Monday, November 22. Flight numbers, arrival cutoffs, pickup times, and the airport transfer timetable have not been confirmed. Ask Philip's House to review your proposed flights before purchasing them. Additional accommodation or transfers outside the group arrangements may cost extra.
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. We've guided groups faithfully through every season. See our Peace of Mind Promise below.
"Can I afford it?"
Land-only retreat: $4,599 per person when paid in full, based on two people sharing a room. Payment-plan price: $4,699 per person, beginning with $100 toward the trip cost and the remaining $4,599 paid in monthly installments. A private room adds $2,269 per person, subject to availability. International airfare is separate.
"I've never done this."
You won't go alone. You travel with the Trinity City Church group and your host, 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.
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Your retreat packageTips included$240Per travelerGuide, driver & hotel staffIncluded in your pricePay in full$4,599TodaySave $100 by paying nowPay monthly$100Todaythen split $4,599 monthlyTotal $4,699Final payment eight weeks before departure; schedule pending.Land Tour Only. Airfare to Tel Aviv is separate. Group transfers included; flight times require confirmation.
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Land-only retreat: $4,599 per person when paid in full, based on two people sharing a room. Payment-plan price: $4,699 per person, beginning with $100 toward the trip cost and the remaining $4,599 paid in monthly installments. A private room adds $2,269 per person, subject to availability. International airfare is separate.
The $100 first payment is applied toward the total trip price; it is not the entire contractual deposit. Under the current travel terms, the first $500 paid toward the trip is the deposit, with refund exceptions described in those terms. Final traveler payment is due eight weeks before departure. Using the Engine's November 11 land-service start, the draft payment deadline is September 16, 2027. The final checkout schedule must confirm that date before bookings open.
Payment by check or ACH bank transfer carries no surcharge. Credit-card payment carries a 2.9% surcharge under the current travel terms. Any applicable WeTravel platform fee is shown at checkout. The advertised package amounts are before optional supplements and applicable checkout fees.
Please read the full Israel Travel Terms and Conditions before booking: https://www.philipshouse.com/terms. Traveler cancellations are governed by Section 2A. The Peace of Mind Promise applies only to qualifying organizer-initiated rescheduling under Section 2B; it is not a general right to cancel. The complete current terms are supplied separately with this review package without abridgment.
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