Planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands? ... When you fly into the Galápagos, you will most likely arrive through Baltra Island, which is separated from Santa Cruz by a short ferry ride.

Ecuador's Galapagos Islands face threats from illicit industrial fishing, ... On Sept. 24, a commercial flight from Guayaquil to Baltra Island had only nine passengers aboard.

THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ... We take an early LAN flight from Guayaquil to Baltra Island, which seems to have nothing on it but the Galapagos airport.

Advice on the best ways to get around Galapagos Islands. ... it's easy to navigate your way from Baltra to Santa Cruz Island. To reach Puerto Ayora, take the bus or taxi.

It's a spectacular way to end your unforgettable island getaway at the Galapagos Safari Camp. Return to Baltra Island via private transfer over the Santa Cruz highlands, once again retracing your ...

Much of the growth — more than 90 percent from 2007 to 2016 — is from land-based tourism: visitors who fly into airports on the islands of Baltra and San Cristóbal, check into hotels and take ...

After landing on Baltra Island, we were transported by small inflatable boats to the MV Santa Cruz, our home base for the next five days. Aboard the Santa Cruz we received attentive service, enjoyed ...

The Galapagos Islands are about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and while it takes plenty of planning and time to get there, ... one on San Cristobal Island and the other on Baltra Island.

The Galapagos are volcanic islands — there have been eruptions as recent as 2020. ... There also is an airport on the island of Baltra, the site of a U.S. military base during World War II.

The disturbing news follows on another report this year of 185 small tortoises found on March 29, 2021, in a suitcase at the Baltra Island airport being trafficked to the mainland for sale, as ...

"The disturbing news follows on another report this year of 185 small tortoises found on March 29, 2021, in a suitcase at the Baltra Island airport being trafficked to the mainland for sale ...