Rimon Tours

What Rimon Tours does

Rimon Tours Ltd. (רימון טיולים בע"מ) is a privately held Israeli outbound tour operator founded circa 1971 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with a secondary office in Haifa. The company organizes group tours for Israeli travelers to more than 60 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Scandinavia, and Oceania, offering itineraries of 7-21 days with all-inclusive pricing covering flights, accommodation, meals, ground transport, entrance fees, guided sightseeing, and travel-insurance coordination. Its portfolio spans general organized tours, family-oriented tours, traditional-observance tours designed for kosher and Shabbat-compliant Jewish travelers, cultural-heritage tours, African safaris, and cruise packages operated under the Rimon Cruise sub-brand.

The business runs on a traditional direct-to-consumer model without proprietary technology platforms: customers discover and inquire about tours via a Hebrew-language website (rimon-tours.co.il), call a dedicated sales line (03-5260011), or visit one of the two walk-in offices. Marketing is supported by email newsletter, Facebook, and Instagram. Rimon Tours does not operate a mobile app, does not expose an API or SDK, and reports no AI/ML capabilities, integrations, or third-party platform partnerships in the available data. The company maintains an in-house tour-guide workforce and runs an internal training course ("קורס מלווי קבוצות") to develop guide capacity.

Revenue is generated through one-time purchases of tour packages, with no subscription, licensing, or enterprise contracting model described. The customer base is segmented into general public, families, and observant Jewish travelers, with the religious-travel specialization positioned as a key differentiator. Rimon Tours is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds.

Name

Rimon Tours

Legal name

Rimon Tours Ltd. (רימון טיולים בע"מ)

Website

https://rimon-tours.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rimon Tours is a privately held Israeli outbound tour operator, founded circa 1971, that organizes group tours, cruises, safaris, and family and religious-observance trips to 60+ countries for Israeli travelers via its website, phone sales, and offices in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tour and Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Country/Regional Circuit Tour Operators (THAKADAK)

Keywords

• Organized tour packages
• Group travel services
• Kosher travel tours
• Cruise vacation packages
• Guided international tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Organized Tour Packages: Rimon Tours generates revenue through selling organized group tour packages to destinations worldwide. Tours include various durations (7-21 days) covering multiple regions including Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, and Middle East. The company offers different tour types including standard tours, family tours, traditional/observant Jewish tours, and cruise packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rimon Tours is an Israeli tour operator that sells organized group tour packages to international destinations worldwide, accompanied by in-house Israeli tour guides. Tour packages typically bundle flights, accommodation, meals (including kosher options), guided sightseeing, ground transportation, entrance fees, and travel-insurance coordination. The company also sells dedicated family tours, kosher/Shabat-observant tours, safari trips in Africa, and cruise packages under the Rimon Cruise brand.

Product overview

Rimon Tours operates as a comprehensive travel agency offering organized group tours as its core product. The portfolio includes organized tours to destinations worldwide (Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand), family-specific tours, traditional observance tours for religious communities, cruise packages under the Rimon Cruise brand, cultural heritage tours, and safari experiences in Africa. Additional offerings include vacation packages and group incentive trips. The company serves the Israeli market with over 50 years of experience, providing guided tours with Israeli tour leaders, structured itineraries, and various accommodation and meal options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organized Tours (טיולים מאורגנים) Core group tour packages to worldwide destinations led by Israeli tour guides, with itineraries, accommodation, meals, sightseeing, and transport bundled into all-inclusive packages. Targeted at Israeli consumers seeking structured multi-day international travel.
• Family Tours (טיולי משפחות) Group tours tailored for families with children, featuring age-appropriate activities, attractions, and dining suitable for varied age groups. Targeted at Israeli families seeking guided group travel.
• Traditional Observance Tours (טיולים לשומרי מסורת) Organized tours designed for observant Jewish travelers, featuring kosher meals, Shabbat-compliant scheduling, synagogue visits, and traditional Jewish heritage sites (such as Morocco, Kenya, Georgia, Italy). Targeted at religious Israeli travelers.
• Rimon Cruise (רימון קרוז) Cruise vacation packages including Mediterranean, Scandinavian, and Canary Islands sailings such as those aboard MSC Opera, with shore excursions and all-inclusive options. A sub-brand of Rimon Tours.
• Safari Tours (טיולי ספארי) African safari experiences including South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Morocco, featuring game drives in national parks and private reserves. Targeted at Israeli travelers seeking guided safari travel.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Egged Tours: Tour operator arm of Egged, one of Israel's largest transport groups, offering organized group tours domestically and abroad. Comparable as a major Israeli outbound tour operator with a multi-decade operating history.
• Velvel Tours: Established Israeli tour operator offering organized group tours to Europe, the Far East, and other destinations, overlapping with Rimon's destination mix and customer segments.
• Issta Tours: One of Israel's largest travel and tour operators, offering organized group tours to international destinations. Directly comparable as a Tel Aviv-headquartered outbound tour operator serving the Israeli market with similar multi-country package offerings.
• Tamam Tours: Israeli organized-tour company selling group packages to multiple international regions, comparable in product format (multi-day guided tours), geography served, and target market (Israeli leisure travelers).
• Keshet Travel: Israeli organized-tour operator offering group packages to worldwide destinations with a comparable all-inclusive bundle structure. A direct competitor for Israeli general-public leisure travelers on similar itineraries.
• Daka90 / Daka Travel: Israeli travel agency and tour operator that sells multi-destination organized group tours, overlapping with Rimon on destination breadth, package structure, and Israeli consumer base.

Emerging players

• Pessach Destinations: Specialized operator of kosher Passover and Jewish-holiday tour packages, directly comparable to Rimon's traditional-observance tour line. Narrower product scope but a more specialized competitor in the kosher/Jewish travel niche.

Broad incumbents

• Intrepid Travel: International small-group tour operator with worldwide destination coverage and structured guided itineraries, comparable in guided group-tour format to Rimon, though globally distributed and digital-first in customer acquisition.
• Trafalgar Tours: Global multi-destination guided-tour operator under The Travel Corporation with a structured itinerary-and-guide product that mirrors Rimon's organized group-tour format at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Gesher Travel: Israel-based tour and travel company with a strong diaspora and Jewish-heritage focus, comparable to Rimon in target segments (Jewish travelers) and in offering heritage and kosher-aware tour packages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rimontrips
• Instagraminstagram.com/rimon_tours
• Xx.com/rimon_tours

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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