Drone photoshoot
Photographs from above — a figure on a rice-terrace ridge, a couple on an empty beach, a swimmer in a turquoise cove — flown by a licensed drone pilot where the airspace allows it.
- Starting from
- $240
- Duration
- 30 min
- You receive
- 15+ edited photos + 15+ aerial photos — top-down and wide frames of you in the landscape, no video
- Delivery
- Gallery in 48–72 hours
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What’s included
- 15+ edited aerial photos
- Top-down and wide frames of you in the landscape
- Location checked against no-fly zones before the day
- Directions on where to stand and how to lie for overhead frames
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
How it works
From the first message to the gallery
From above, small things carry a frame: the line of your body on a terrace ridge, a towel on an empty beach. You will spend more time lying, walking and looking up than posing.
- Send us the place you have in mind; we check it against no-fly zones and permit rules before the day.
- Around Ngurah Rai airport, over temples without their permission and in national parks without a permit we do not fly — we suggest a spot nearby that works.
- On the day a licensed drone pilot flies within Indonesian rules, and you get directions on where to stand and how to lie for overhead frames.
- If rain stops the flight, we move it to another time at no cost, as with every shoot; in strong wind the pilot decides on the spot whether it is safe to fly.
- 15+ edited aerial photos in a private online gallery within 48–72 hours.
The price, in full
What $240 covers
Fixed published prices: the price on the page is the price you pay for the shoot as described. Add-ons are priced below, and the costs that are never ours to charge are named before you confirm.
Included
- 30 min of shooting with a licensed drone pilot
- 15+ edited photos, colour-corrected
- Gallery in 48–72 hours
- Travel within the area you booked
- 100% money-back guarantee
Optional extras
Only if you choose them. Fixed prices in US dollars, the same in the booking form.
- Island transfer+$90
Not included / may apply
- Your entrance and boat tickets, and venue fees where a venue charges one
- Temple donations and sarong rental
- National-park and drone permits, where a place requires them
- Travel outside the area you booked: the photographer’s crossing to Nusa Penida, the Gilis or Lombok is the island-transfer add-on (+$90); further afield is quoted before you confirm
- No express delivery on this shoot — gallery in 48–72 hours
Portfolio
Drone photoshoot: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Drone photoshoot where you are staying
Available in 12 places across Bali and Indonesia. Choose the one nearest your villa or hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
Where drones can fly, and where they cannot
- Starting from
- $240
- Duration
- 30 min
- Edited photos
- 15+
- Video
- 15+ aerial photos — top-down and wide frames of you in the landscape, no video
- Places
- 12
A drone photoshoot in Bali is 30 minutes of aerial photography with you in the frame, from $240, with 15+ edited aerial photos delivered within 48–72 hours. From above, Bali turns into patterns: the curved lines of rice terraces, a white beach against turquoise reef, a figure on a cliff edge above the surf. The drone pilot directs you from the ground, positions you where the composition works — at the end of a jetty, on a sandbar, in a field of green — and shoots straight down as well as at angles that show the horizon.
Indonesian rules shape where we can fly. Drones must stay below a height limit, away from airports and out of restricted areas; much of south Bali around Ngurah Rai airport — parts of Kuta, Jimbaran and Sanur — is a no-fly zone, so we choose spots outside it. Flying over temples and ceremonies needs permission, and we do not fly over crowds. National parks such as Komodo or Bromo Tengger Semeru charge entry and may require separate drone permits, which are not included. Within those limits, Nusa Penida, the Uluwatu cliffs, the Ubud terraces and the north coast all work well.
Light and wind decide the timing. Sunrise and the last hour before sunset give long shadows that make terraces and cliffs look three-dimensional, while late morning shows the clearest colour in reef water. Wind on exposed cliffs, especially in the dry season, can ground a drone for safety, so we keep a backup slot. Bright, solid colours stand out from above far better than pastels or patterns. 15+ edited aerial photos arrive within 48–72 hours. A drone can also be added to most ground sessions as a $150 add-on.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Drone photoshoot
Is it legal to fly a drone in Bali?
Yes, within Indonesian rules. Drones are regulated by the Ministry of Transportation and the civil aviation authority, which set a height limit, require the drone to stay in sight, and ban flights near airports, over government and military sites and over crowds. Commercial flying needs the right registration. Our licensed drone pilot flies within those rules; we cannot fly where they say no, whatever the frame.
Where in Bali can you not fly?
Around Ngurah Rai airport, which rules out much of Kuta, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua and parts of Sanur. Over temples and ceremonies, unless the temple has given permission — many have banned drones outright. In national parks such as West Bali, Komodo or Bromo Tengger Semeru, where a separate permit is needed. Nusa Penida, Ubud’s rice fields and most of the Bukit cliffs are usually possible.
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