All
you need to know about transport to/from Puerto Ayora & Baltra Airport
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So..galapagos
travel for puerto ayora, it should be pretty straight forward right? board my
plane, reach baltra airport, all that’s left is reach the nearest town called
Puerto Ayora.
Did
you know Seymour airport became the worlds first green airport in 2012?
Baltra
(Seymour Airport)
Baltra
is usually the first place most visitors set foot when arriving to the
archipelago, unless you are due to board a Galapagos cruise as soon as you get
off the plane.
It
is up to you to get yourself to the nearest town and let the fun begin.
Alright,
so where do i take a cab? better yet, let me call an uber
Sorry
folks, no uber here, what about a cab? that wont work either… at least not
directly. So how do you exactly reach the nearest town? (Puerto Ayora).
Baltra
Air View
Baltra
airport air view
Transport
to Itabaca Channel
Baltra
road to Itabaca Channel
Road
to itabaca channel
It
is a common misunderstanding to to think you can find lodging in Baltra, as you
can tell from the picture above, the island is a pretty desolated place, so not
much going on here other than the airport.
Now
that we have that out of the way, if you’re on your own, you want to continue
to Itabaca channel (Canal de Itabaca in spanish), here you can board a ferry,
and catch a bus on the other end to main town.
Itabaca
Channel
Itabaca
Channel
Panoramic
View-Itabaca channel
You
may have already had a glimpse when landing, but this is where the magic really
kicks in, at this point you can already start spotting mangrove swamps, black
lava walls & wildlife in your surroundings.
Currently
this is the only way of reaching Puerto Ayora, the nearest town to the airport
where you can find lodging, restaurants, small local agencies and more.
A
short ferry ride will get you to the other end (highest northern part of Santa
Cruz Island)
Galapagos
Travel for Puerto Ayora (Infographic)
So
you might be thinking, this all sounds great…. but very vague, I’m going to
need more to go on. The last thing you want is to end up in the other port (for
guest boarding a cruise). This infographic should cover all your questions and
more!
Itabaca
Channel
Now
if all of the above seems like to much trouble, our trip advisors can have all
of the above set up for you For more information about transfers, Galapagos
cruises or land based options, contact our trip advisors and get started with
your dream tour today!
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