by galapagoscruises — published on March 19th, 2009
Baltra Island and San Cristóbal Island are the only 2 airports in Galapagos you can land on to start Galapagos tours.
When you travel to the Galapagos islands, normally you will fly from any destination of the world to Quito, Ecuador. Then you take an airplane to one of the 2 Galapagos islands mentioned above to finally embark on one of the many Galapagos island cruises.
Like other Islands in Galapagos, Baltra island is very dry. Baltra’s vegetation consists mainly of bushes and cactus.
Baltra island is not within the boundaries of the Galapagos National Park and the many iguanas you will see are not even native to Baltra island: the native Baltra iguana got extinct before the second world war.
So when somebody on those Galapagos island tours stress that Galapagos is The untouched paradise on earth, be reminded on Baltra island: where people land, wildlife is in danger…
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by galapagoscruises — published on February 28th, 2009
The first Galapagos Island we set foot on was Island Baltra. Unlike in Antarctica, where you first impression is: gosh: what a smell (penguin droppings…), in Galapagos your are struck by the diversity of animals "just minding their own business".
What I will never forget and what sets the stage for your whole Galapagos vacation was the sea lion coming to greet us!
Sea lion’s welcome on Galapagos!
2 things are special on Galapagos:
- you are only allowed with very tiny groups on each and every island at one time, so it’s all but mass-tourism
- the animals just come to you in stead of you needing to wait hours in order to see a glimpse in the distance!
It’s just unforgettable!!!
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