Galapagos Cruises » baltra island http://www.galapagoscruises.be My Galapagos island vacation + all facts on Galapagos islands for students or those preparing for Galapagos cruises. Thu, 21 May 2009 03:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Baltra http://www.galapagoscruises.be/galapagos-islands/baltra.html http://www.galapagoscruises.be/galapagos-islands/baltra.html#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:53:03 +0000 galapagoscruises http://www.galapagoscruises.be/?p=65 Baltra

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

 

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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]]> http://www.galapagoscruises.be/galapagos-islands/baltra.html/feed 1 Baltra Island Galapagos http://www.galapagoscruises.be/my-galapagos-cruise/baltra-island-galapagos.html http://www.galapagoscruises.be/my-galapagos-cruise/baltra-island-galapagos.html#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:42 +0000 galapagoscruises http://www.galapagoscruises.be/baltra-island-galapagos.html 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

Sea lion’s welcome on Galapagos!

2 things are special on Galapagos:

  1. you are only allowed with very tiny groups on each and every island at one time, so it’s all but mass-tourism
  2. 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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