For most visitors, Baltra is their entry point into the Galapagos. Baltra, Galapagos Gay Cruises. It was once a North American airbase and the airline TAME flies to and from here on a daily basis. Baltra, Galapagos Gay Cruises. The island has drier and more desolate vegetation than elsewhere so you should not let this affect your expectations of the Galapagos Islands. Baltra, Galapagos Gay Cruises.