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In addition to being an epicentre for lovers of adventure tourism, diving and animals, the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos is world-class and has several unique features.

Three world-class waves break on the island: Lobería, Tongo Reef and La Carola.

It is easy to see and understand, looking at the map, the characteristics of each wave and the direction it needs to work. The first is the most consistent, breaking with south and any variation, the second with south and southeast and the last welcomes swells from the north and generates barrels to the right.

Tongo Reef was the wave chosen for the first QS in history to be held in the Galapagos, Sails of Change Galapagos Cup, it is a left that can easily be confused with any wave in Indonesia.

The coast on San Cristobal Island is so indented that it creates a perfect, long left pointbreak that generates waves of up to 300 meters on its best days and can handle waves between eight and 10 feet in size.

The sections are ideal for high performance surfing, with powerful lips and vertical walls. In some sections you can easily find tubes.

The bottom is volcanic rock and in some sections is very, very flat. Leaving a keel or a piece of keel or body is common at Tongo Reef.

The accommodations in San Cristóbal are located close to Puerto Baquerizo and you can walk to Tongo Reef in an incredible environment where you can come across sea lions and turtles of all types and sizes.

It is the closest you can get to Indonesia in Ecuadorian territory.