San Cristóbal Galápagos – where the animals rule the island

You can reach it by speedboat Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the small capital of the island from Santa Cruz – but there is also the option of flying with the island hopper.

"San Cristóbal is the Galápagos island where nature and everyday life merge particularly closely. While Santa Cruz is more heavily influenced by tourism and Isabela impresses primarily with its volcanoes, on San Cristóbal you encounter the famous sea lions even while strolling through the capital."

As Ecuador In 1973, the Galápagos Islands were declared a separate province., Puerto Baquerizo Moreno became the Provincial seat That was decided. The city thus became the capital of the new province.

San Cristóbal was one of the first permanently inhabited Galápagos IslandsThe Ecuadorian government began there as early as in 19. century with the organized settlement. As a result, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno developed early on into an administrative center.

You can encounter wild animals living freely on all the Galapagos islands – in San Cristóbal this takes on a whole new dimension.

A tour around San Cristóbal – 360° Galapagos in one day

San Cristóbal is about the size of the city of Cologne (405 km²) plus a good third., but only sparsely populated.

Impressions around San Cristobal

The water, with its sandy bottom, is usually very choppy, and therefore the visibility is not very clear.

San Cristobal was the last island we visited on our trip. We could have explored other islands by boat – unfortunately, our travel time was up. We would have loved to stay longer…