The nonprofit Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP) invites you to take part in our Cocos Island, Costa Rica Luxury Dive Vacation Raffle!

Win an 11-day, 10-night Luxury Dive Vacation to Cocos Island, Costa Rica aboard the sumptuous working yacht “Argo.” This research expedition to tag sea turtles and sharks will take place April 17-27, 2012. Tickets are $100 each and the prize is worth $5,940 so don’t miss this amazing opportunity!

Every ticket will include a complimentary membership in the Sea Turtle Restoration Project and all proceeds will benefit sea turtle and shark conservation programs. Purchase two tickets and get a beautiful, carved stone sea turtle ($15 value). Or, purchase ten tickets and get an additional ticket FREE!

Cocos Island National Park, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is famous for its schools of hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, marbled rays and its abundance of large vertebrate life. It is one of the premiere scuba diving spots in the world. Often likened to the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island has a unique ecology, climate and character, making it a popular diving destination.

To purchase a raffle ticket, go to http://www.seaturtles.org/raffle
No more than 200 tickets will be sold. The trip is open to all experienced certified open water scuba divers. The winning ticket will be drawn at random on February 1, 2012 or sooner if all tickets are sold.

See www.seaturtles.org/expeditions for more information about our Cocos Island research expeditions.

The Sea Turtle Restoration Project is a nonprofit environmental organization, founded in 1989, that fights to protect endangered sea turtles in ways that make cultural and economic sense to the communities that share the beaches and waters with these gentle, majestic creatures. All proceeds of the raffle will be used for research and monitoring work.