This Summer's Hottest #Taglit Niche Trips

Whether you're looking for epic adventures, resume boosters, or just some old-school fun, Taglit-Birthright Israel has something for everyone. Make this summer THAT summer: birthrightisrael.com/go

1. For those who really want to sea Israel

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Trip Name: Israel Underwater (ages 18-26)

Discover the Mediterranean and Red Sea, including their epic excavations, archaeology and scuba diving with Israeli divers. Make a splash this summer.

2. For the foodies

Via Instagram: @pieptucker

Trip Name: Spices of Israel (ages 20-26)

Discover the flavors of Israel in a group of Americans, Brits and Israelis. Meet top Israeli chefs, take a class at Israel’s most famous baking school, and enjoy authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Betayavon! (That's Hebrew for bon appetit.)

3. For the hashtagers

Via Instagram: @msuhillel

Trip Name: Digital Israel (ages 22-29)

Discover Israel's digital side with other high-tech professionals, start-up founders, social media mavens and digital junkies. #Taglit #SeeYouThisSummer #OMG #ThisIsReallyHappening

4. For the LGBTQ communities

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Trip Name: LGBTQ (ages 18-26)

Discover Israel through the LGBTQ lens. Join LGBTQ Israelis as you explore the LGBTQ in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, mingle in LGBTQ clubs, and meet top Israeli LGBTQ figures. Let's get one thing straight: We'll see you this summer.

5. For the trekkies

Via Instagram: @globetrottergirls

Trip Name: Israel National Trail (ages 18-26)

Discover what National Geographic calls one of the world's 20 most epic trails. Walk through the coastal plains on the Mediterranean Sea, cross the rocky peaks of Samaria, the smooth dome-topped hills of Judea, and watch the sun rise over the vast Negev desert. The trek starts this summer.

6. For the jocks

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Trip Name: Extreme Lacrosse (ages 18-26)

Discover Israel's emerging passion for lacrosse, play with the Israeli National Lacrosse teams, and help grow the sport at a grassroots level here in Israel. Get in the game this summer.

7. For the creative spirits

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Trip Name: Arts 'N Israel (ages 18-22)

Discover Israel's colorful arts and culture scene with a group of writers, actors, photographers, dancers and other artists. Visit artist villages and colonies, meet Israeli artists, participate in workshops, and get lost in arts and crafts. No monet? No worries. The gift of a 10-day trip to Israel is free.

8. For the next Steven Spielberg

Via Instagram: @mattpirrall

Trip Name: IsReel (ages 22-29)

Explore a variety of centers that specialize in film-making and related fields with a group of like-minded writers, editors, directors and producers. Lights ... camera ... Israel!

9. For the love of the shekel

Via Instagram: @hbgeller

Trip Name: Bizrael (ages 18-24)

Discover Israel's technological prowess as you visit some of the sickest "Start-Up Nation" sites (like Google Israel), meet entrepreneurs from the hottest Israeli start-ups, and network with business leaders and investors. Show me the shekel!

10. For the hipsters

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Trip Name: Urban Experience (ages 18-26)

Discover the ancient Jerusalem stone, Tel Aviv graffiti, and some of the most epic Bauhaus architecture in the world. Live in the moment. Do it in Israel.

11. For the BBYO and AZA diehards

Via Instagram: @keyzikins

Trip Name: Jewish Leaders (ages 18-22)

Discover Israel with other talented leaders from college campuses across America as you become a powerful advocate for Israel this summer.

12. For the med students

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Trip Name: Healers in the Holy Land (ages 22-26)

Discover Israel's cutting-edge medical landscape and meet leading industry professionals. TB or not TB in Israel this summer? That is the question. (We hope you found that humerus.)

13. For the road warriors

Via Instagram: @ahalffullsweet

Trip Name: Israel By Bike (ages 18-26)

Discover Israel’s playground of mountains and deserts, coastlines and canyons. In other words: outdoor epicness. Take the ride this summer.

14. For the lifesavers

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Trip Name: Search and Rescue - IDF Experience (ages 18-26)

Discover Israel for two additional days as you meet members of the IDF’s world-renowned Search and Rescue Unit; visit an army base; participate in rescue simulations; and learn about special training, missions and state-of-the-art equipment. All complete with a lesson in Krav Maga. If that's not a once-in-a-lifetime experience, we don't know what is.

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