Galapagos Travel Blog

We landed in the Galapagos at an airport on the Island of Baltra. Baltra is a former US base with a dry, desert-like landscape featuring dust and cactus plants. Not much wildlife to be seen here, but we did see a land iguana cross our path as we entered the airport terminal. After going through security and paying the national park admission fee ($100), our tour guide was not waiting for us. After 10 minutes a guide from GAP arrives, but he is here to pick another group. He says that our guide is Gino, who will be here soon. Gino soon arrives but needs to help some other people with their departing flights. We then left in a small bus for the port, where the tour boat is waiting.