Kirk's Colorado Group: October 4-15, 2026
Plus optional Jordan add on Oct 15-17
Latest UPDATES here: 5-11-26:
1. We have chosen a flight and changed the order of our site visits to accommodate our arrival time (4:05 AM on Oct 6). This brings a savings of $180 per person on the Israel land portion and about $6-700 on the flight!! (new price of $3770 per person, double occ. for everyone). yes, it is early! If you are arranging your own flight and want to arrive a day early & get your own hotel, you're welcome to. You'll need to get a taxi back to TLV by 4:45 AM though.
2. Flights available out of Grand Junction or Denver, returning from either Tel Aviv or Amman for those who add on a 2-night Jordan ($690) visit to see Petra. (This price includes the application for Jordanian visa & visa fees).
3. Israel pre-entry "visa" link is located on the bottom of the "Overview page" be added shortly and should be applied for individually about 1 month before Fly Day. Insurance options will be added soon too. Those who want to go into London on your layover, you'll need to apply for a pre-approval visa for the UK too. Links and instructions will be added soon. Israel and UK approvals are good for 2 years, so please wait until the last month to do this part.
4. If you are joining us from Birmingham, AL, or elsewhere, please let us know if you want help with arranging your flight to coordinate.
5. If the air space closes due to war, we have been assured of refunds for monies paid for the land trip, airlines will offer either refunds or full flight credits without penalty fees.
1. We have chosen a flight and changed the order of our site visits to accommodate our arrival time (4:05 AM on Oct 6). This brings a savings of $180 per person on the Israel land portion and about $6-700 on the flight!! (new price of $3770 per person, double occ. for everyone). yes, it is early! If you are arranging your own flight and want to arrive a day early & get your own hotel, you're welcome to. You'll need to get a taxi back to TLV by 4:45 AM though.
2. Flights available out of Grand Junction or Denver, returning from either Tel Aviv or Amman for those who add on a 2-night Jordan ($690) visit to see Petra. (This price includes the application for Jordanian visa & visa fees).
3. Israel pre-entry "visa" link is located on the bottom of the "Overview page" be added shortly and should be applied for individually about 1 month before Fly Day. Insurance options will be added soon too. Those who want to go into London on your layover, you'll need to apply for a pre-approval visa for the UK too. Links and instructions will be added soon. Israel and UK approvals are good for 2 years, so please wait until the last month to do this part.
4. If you are joining us from Birmingham, AL, or elsewhere, please let us know if you want help with arranging your flight to coordinate.
5. If the air space closes due to war, we have been assured of refunds for monies paid for the land trip, airlines will offer either refunds or full flight credits without penalty fees.
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The Itinerary as usual with traveling, especially across cultures, no stop is guaranteed, but we sure will do our best.
October 4th Sunday: Meet up at your chosen airport for the group flight (or make your own way to Tel Aviv.) (departure time 7:16 pm) FLY FLY FLY.
October 5th, Monday: Arrive in London for your layover around 3pm local time, you have enough time if you want to hop in town for a traditional pub dinner or fish n chips and return to the airport for the final leg of your flight to Tel Aviv. (arrive back w/ at least 2 hrs to spare for security x2). Boarding at 9pm. Try to grab some sleep, and a light dinner will be served in flight. October 6th, Tuesday: We land @ 4:05 a.m., Go through immigration, and gather luggage and perhaps a strong Israeli coffee and meet Kim and our guide, Eliav (pronounced Ellie-AV), before we load on the bus toward the Dead Sea desert region. Our one big stop today is the historic fortress Masada built by King Herod the Great, then we check into our hotel to enjoy a nap, the resort amenities, and an iconic Dead Sea float. Amazing buffet dinner at the hotel. and early to bed! October 7th, Wednesday: In the morning, we will enjoy a sleep in and hit the road around 9, and drive into the Negev Desert. We will have some gorgeous views on our drive through the mountains as we stop at the Ramon Crater. We will also stop at Avdat National Park, an ancient Nabatean city's ruins. We will find some lunch or a coffee snack at Lasha Bakery. We return to the resort for a late afternoon at the pools, for spa appointments (not included), or another Dead Sea float. We will have another expansive dinner with tons of options at our resort. October 8th, Thursday: We pack up the bus early and check out, driving up to the Galilee Region today. Enroute, we will break to visit Atlit Detention Camp (So much history you didn't know you didn't know here!) on the Mediterranean coast from the 1940's. Next we drive to Nazareth Village to experience a 1st Century town where Jesus did some growing up and try a traditional biblical meal for an included lunch. We continue east and visit the ancient Magdela Village and stop by a local grocery store in the modern town of Magdela (to shop for snacks and your personal picnic lunch for tomorrow). Dinner is at the hotel. We check into our hotel Nof Ginnosar, a little hotel village right on the water. Option to stroll the beach or swim, and early to bed. October 9th, Friday: We start with some Christian sites we love: St Peter's Primacy, and a longer contemplative time at Jesus' hometown, Capernaum. Then we drive up to Gamla Nature Reserve (please check this one out! gorgeous!) for a moderate hike and picnic (from what you bought yesterday). This hike offers wildflowers, fields, views, some hills to prep for, and waterfalls! There is a flat, 1-mile loop for anyone uninterested in the longer hike (shade and ice cream available for the wait). The afternoon should include some free time at the Hotel. October 10th Saturday: We begin our day with a contemplative time at the Mount of Beatitudes, then continue north into the Golan for another day of fun. We have a wonderful and somewhat shaded moderate walk at the Dan Reserve, where some of the Jordan River's headwaters come from. Our mid-day rest will include a wine tasting at Hermon Winery. If you need extra besides the little bites offered between tastings, feel free to bring some fruit or bread from breakfast to supplement our lunch. Then we return to Banias Falls and Caesarea Phillipi. Die-hards who can hike between the two in about 75 minutes will be invited to walk if they desire. The rest of us will ride the bus between the two sites. On our drive back to the Nof Ginnosar Holiday report we will stop for a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. October 11th, Sunday: We will have an early morning again as we have a big driving day. On our way to Jerusalem we will stop at the biblical gardens of Neot Kedumim, enjoy a walk through using all our senses to experience taste and see all the biblical species, culminating in an opportunity to leave a personal legacy in the land by planting a memorial tree with your own hands. We will stop by the valley of Elah, where David slew Goliath. Then we enter Jerusalem and check into our hotel for the night. Shooting for a 3-3:30 arrival, so we can be dropped off at King of Kings Jerusalem to experience a local worship service with believers from 5-7pm. We will walk back to the hotel and have a later dinner tonight. We are staying near Ben Yahuda Street at the Prima Vera Hotel. October 12th, Monday: Today's main event is Bethlehem, and our visit is dependent on real-time security. We will pick up a new guide and bus for the day and do a border crossing. We will visit the Church of the Nativity and Shephard's field and get a look modern Bethlehem. Then we return and cross the border again. The timing is uncertain, so we have some options if we get back by 3 today. But it could be much later than that, so we will pack our snacks, patience, and grace to take with us today. We will have a group reflection opportunity this evening. October 13th, Tuesday: We start the day in the old city at David's Tower where we explore before continuing on top of the city walls (Rampart's walk) over to the Western Wall for individual prayer time. Then a visit to The Temple Institute to see the plans for the third temple already designed. After a lunch of your choice in the Cardo area we will go underground and visit the Rabbinical Tunnels. Then we will walk the Via Delarosa's stations of the cross ending at Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Then get a ride back to our hotel. October 14th, Wednesday: For our final full day all together, we will enjoy three big things. We start at the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed with many other artifacts as well. Next, we will return to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Children's Memorial with a couple hours to walk through on your own. The cafe there will be our meet up and lunch option today. To finish the afternoon, we will tour and stop for contemplation at the Garden Tomb, and we will enjoy communion together. After dinner back at our hotel tonight, we will have another team reflection time together. October 15th, Thursday: Group A going home will head to the airport 4 hours prior to morning departure time. Group B: The rest of the group will enjoy a late morning, check out and load up all our stuff and get ready to transfer. (but see some stuff along the way). We stop at the Mount of Olives and walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane before meeting back up with the bus and driving to the Israel/Jordan boarder. After crossing, we'll ride south with a new guide and spend the night near Petra. The Moon Hotel in Wadi Musa. (We built in time for theborder crossing, and there is extra resort play time, or a quick stop at a site along the way, if we have a swift crossing). October 16th Friday: Group A Arrives home in the evening & begins processing all your wonderful memories and encounters with the Lord! Group B: Today is an extended visit to Petra on the way back you'll visit the town where Moses viewed the Promised land, Mount Nebo on your way to Amman to spend the night at The Geneva Hotel and get ready for your 11 AM flight home. October 17th Saturday: Group B is transferred to AMM for your all-day flight home. Arrival in the evening. |
New Lower Pricing$3770.00* per person, double occ. for Israel tour portion. Includes basic tips! *new single supplement $1100.
Jordan add on: $690.00 pp./double occ. for 2 nights Flight add on: (4 options) at market price when you are ready to sign up. GJT/TLV round trip (4th-15th); GJT/TLV/AMM/JGT (4th-17th); DEN/TLV round trip (4th-15th); DEN/TLV/AMM/DEN (4th-17th). Flight priced & billed separately, but plan on ~$1500-1800 from DEN, and a little more from GJT.
You may use frequent flier miles/points and meet us in Tel Aviv if you prefer to get your own flight. Our group meet up is 4:05 AM on Oct 6 in TLV airport. (It will be a light day so you can grab a horizontal nap if desired). Register Here
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