Galápagos Ecological Airport

We were very impressed with the Galapagos airport. It's won awards for its environmentally-friendly policies. The airport features wind turbines and uses recycled materials for its furniture and building construction. The airport features native cacti plantings with iguanas sunning nearby. Because it's a small airport, you walk onto the tarmac to board the plane. There's a traveller's lounge and a few choices for a meal if you are waiting awhile.

Great eco friendly airport. The VIP lounge was nice and comfortable. Some snacks drinks and desserts available with good wifi. Overall the airport was efficient and had lots of nice shops for some last minute shopping

Puerto Ayora, sharing for solo traveller: 1. Restaurant Nazca is recommended 2. 1385 coffee: ok for sweet stuff but not main course 3. Isla grill: above avg foods and place 4. Book the day trip by asking 3 agency before make a decision, make sure to keep the receipts n ask the boat look like + name n whims do you meet in the pier. 5. Darwin Station: average, only ur here then u need to visit it.. see my review on google maps for tips 6. Must visit - Tortuga Bay: walking distance from the fish market about 45 min to beach that non swimmable then walk another 15-20 mins along the beach to the calm beach for kayak or swimming. See pics on my on google map how to get there. 7. Must try Bahia/ bay tour: price range 30-40 in person 8. Must try Los Tuneless with conditions starting point from Isabella Island 9. Floreana Tour: not recommended.. not worth it.. From airport regardless group or solo, you will take a bus $5 and boat $1 to the channel where transportation waiting Having incident with Galápagos Aquatour agency next to Burger , booked Bahia Tour and they do not put my name in the list - not sure if this is one time off or bad practices of this agency. In Santa Cruz from the pier you can take water taxi $1 to Las Grietas (mandatory guide $10) or beach

Small airport. Disappointing that for an airport that welcomes tourists they don't take credit cards to pay the $200 Galapagos entrance fee. It is $5 to take a bus to get to the ferry (10-minute ride) and then it is $1 to cross the canal by boat. To go to the city, public bus is $5 and taxi is $25. (All currency mentioned is in USD)

As expected, it is a very small airport. Your plane stops at the tarmac and you get down the steps and walk over to the airport building itself. You go through three different checks at the airport. One is the passport check. Another is your $20 fee check and the third is a check where you go through a check with your luggage again to make sure that you don't have any organic material you brought from the mainland. There are buses available outside to take you to your next stop for a fee.

It would be great if they had food options at the airport since the bus schedule is until 9:30 and if one travels 13:30 you expect to eat something. There is a lot of talk about not feeding the animals, however there is no one who controls that and that mini restaurant you can see what they feed the birds

Easy and great experience at this small ecological airport. Lines were long but they moved fast. They have focus on ecological sustainability. Restrooms clean. Bag were scanned after the immigration no issues all was easy and quick. Beautiful views as the airport is right next to the ocean! Take a bus to go the ferry area ($5 bus and $25 taxi) per person. Ferry ride is $1. Both about 10 mins ride. But tickets at the ticket window outside the airport (see photo)

You never really know what to expect until you land at a place like Baltra airport or otherwise known as Galápagos Ecologic Airport. From the sky you feel like you are about to land on a barren postage stamp. Mind you, there are many airports I have been to in my decades of travelling that look just like that. Apart from being glad to reach my end destination (having travelled for over a day from Australia), I was really impressed by how clean and efficient the airport was. No tip-tapping your foot on the floor waiting for bags to emerge. No aggressive customs officials barking orders. Just smiles and a welcoming feeling. Yes, it feels pretty rural and parochial, but what wouldn't be in god's haven so remote and far away from dry land and 1st world cities. There was no question that you must tow the rope with litter and ecological sustainability. Don't even think about taking a souvenir grain of sand from the island back home! But i really liked that approach. This was ecotourism promoted as it should be. I was happy to pay my island fee, because I was already seeing where those dollars (USD ones that is) were going to. Australia should take a leaf out of the Galapagos tourism book, especially with the charges they adopt for places like the Kimberley. On the back end of customs, we met our cruise reps and guide and even this process was a seamless transition to the outside of the airport. Bags were ushered to the kerb and then it was off for the short drive south to the 'Muelle de la Batra', the ferry pier. Great airport. Very warm and welcoming.