ISRAEL RETREAT WITH PASTOR AARON CRIDER AND TRINITY CITY CHURCH

November 11–22, 2027 · Fort Worth, Texas · 12 days, 11 nights

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.

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.

Dates and meeting arrangements

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.

Available packages

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.

Early-bird discount: $100 through May 15, 2027. The discount code and whether it combines with the pay-in-full price must be confirmed before registration opens.

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 September 16, 2027, eight weeks before the November 11 retreat start.

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.

Shared room paid in full

Package price $4,599 per person. Eleven hotel nights, based on two people sharing. Airfare excluded. Tips included at $240 per traveler.

Shared room payment plan

Package price $4,699 per person. First payment $100 at booking, followed by ten monthly payments of $418.09 from November 16, 2026 through August 16, 2027, and a final payment of $418.10 on September 16, 2027, eight weeks before departure. Total package price: $4,699. For late bookings, missed installments are spread across the remaining payments.

Private room supplement

Add $2,269 per person for a private room, subject to availability. Total before discounts and checkout fees: $6,868 paid in full or $6,968 on the payment plan.

Included in your retreat

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.

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.

Terms to review before booking

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. Read the complete current terms at the link above.

Complete itinerary

The source itinerary is reproduced below without shortening its activity descriptions. Clarifications and planning workbook details are labeled separately. Guide: TBA.

Day 1 Welcome to Israel

Thursday, November 11th, 2027

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.

Day 2 Caesarea Mount Carmel and Nazareth

Friday, November 12th, 2027

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.

Day 3 Jesus and the Sea of Galilee

Saturday, November 13th, 2027

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.

Day 4 Mount Arbel Magdala and the Jordan River

Sunday, November 14th, 2027

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.

Day 5 The Golan Heights and Israeli friendships

Monday, November 15th, 2027

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.

Day 6 Shiloh and Jerusalem

Tuesday, November 16th, 2027

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.

Day 7 The Garden Tomb and the Mount of Olives

Wednesday, November 17th, 2027

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.

Day 8 Temple Mount the Western Wall and the Upper Room

Thursday, November 18th, 2027

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.

Day 9 Yad Vashem and Shabbat with Beit Hallel

Friday, November 19th, 2027

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.

Day 10 The Judean wilderness and the Dead Sea

Saturday, November 20th, 2027

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.

Day 11 The City of David

Sunday, November 21st, 2027

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.

Day 12 Homeward journey

Monday, November 22nd, 2027

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for an early-morning departure.

Online itinerary: https://www.philipshouse.com/trinity-city

Philip’s House tours are about ENCOUNTER. Get sand in your shoes that the disciples shook from their sandals.

ACTIVE: Explore the paths Jesus walked. Scan the mountains on the horizon that his eyes saw.

REFLECTIVE: You are encouraged to take a paper Bible along. You will have time to reflect on a passage written about the spot where you stand. 

RELATIONAL: Meet Jews and Israeli-Arabs. Some are secular, some are religious, and a few are believers in Jesus. Israelis you meet will cause Bible personalities of history to spring to life in your imagination.

PHILIP’S HOUSE hosts ACTIVE tours of ISRAEL for INFLUENCERS from all nations to make Israeli FRIENDS and return home to a life of huge INFLUENCE.

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.

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.

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. Read the complete current terms at the link above.