DroneCanggu · Badung, Bali

Drone video · Canggu

In short

Drone video in Canggu costs from $320 for 30 minutes of flying and gives you a 60–90 second edited aerial film plus the raw 4K clips, delivered within 5–7 days. Because Canggu is height-limited near the airport, the film is built on low tracking shots along the coast from Pererenan to the Cemagi reef, checked by the pilot in advance.

Starting from: $320
Duration: 30 min
Video: 60–90 s aerial edit + raw clips

Why here

Why choose Drone video in Canggu?

Aerial films of Bali usually sell height: the drone climbs and the island opens up below. Canggu is different, because it lies within height-limited zones around Ngurah Rai airport, and an honest drone video here is built on what the rules allow — low, fast, close tracking shots. That suits this coast better than you might expect. Skimming a few metres above the surf line as a set rolls in, following a surfer or a couple along the wet sand, sliding out over the Pererenan river mouth as the fishing boats sit beached in the last light: that is cinematic in a way a high, static view is not. The film can be about you — a couple, a traveller, a surfer — or about the place, showing the coast from Pererenan to the Cemagi reef with the paddies and villa roofs just behind it. Either way you get a finished 60–90 second edit and every usable raw clip.

How the shoot is planned

What does the shoot in Canggu look like?

The route

The pilot confirms the stretch of coast against current airspace rules in the days before and agrees a short shot list with you: who is in the film, what they do, and how it should end. We meet at Pererenan about an hour and a half before sunset. The first flights are reveals at the river mouth — rising slowly from behind the beached fishing boats to show the coast running north — then a long, low tracking shot along the surf line with you walking or a surfer paddling out. We then move ten minutes up the coast to Seseh and Cemagi, where the reef shelf gives texture and pools that flash gold as the drone passes over; the temple on the point is framed from a respectful distance, never overflown. The last battery is kept for the sunset: a slow pull-back from you at the waterline as the sky turns orange. The pilot flies; you get directions by phone or hand signal.

The timing

Low light makes drone video: the last hour and a half before sunset, which is around 6 to 6:45 pm through the year, give warm colour, long shadows on the sand and a natural ending. Early mornings from about 6 am are the alternative — usually calmer air, smoother footage and an empty coast. Wind is the main constraint: the afternoon sea breeze can be too strong for steady low passes, especially from November to March, when storms also build after 3 pm and rain grounds the drone. The dry season, April to October, has the most flyable evenings. Ceremony days at the coastal temples mean no flying nearby, and Nyepi closes everything for 24 hours.

What’s included

What does the package include?

The Drone video package in Canggu covers: A 60–90 second edited aerial film; The raw 4K clips from the flight; Location checked against no-fly zones before the day; Licensed music and colour grading; Delivery within 5–7 days. Nothing is added to the price after the shoot. Permits worth knowing about: Tanah Lot — ticket around IDR 75,000 for foreign adults; visitors cannot enter the temple itself.

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Drone video in Canggu

Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.

Before you book

FAQ — Drone video in Canggu

How high can the drone fly in Canggu?

Lower than in most of Bali, and it varies by exact location, because Canggu falls inside the safety zones around Ngurah Rai airport. The pilot checks your stretch of coast against the current rules and tells you the working height before you book. In practice the film relies on low tracking shots and reveals rather than towering wide views — which suit the surf and the sand well.

Can you film me surfing from the air?

Yes, over the water and away from the crowded line-up: a quieter peak off Pererenan or Seseh works better than Batu Bolong, where we would be over other surfers. Tell us your usual break and the tide you surf, and we plan the flight around a set of waves. The pilot keeps a safe distance and height above you.

What do we do with the raw clips?

They are every usable shot from the flight in 4K, ungraded, beyond what goes into the 60–90 second edit. Use them to cut vertical reels yourself, drop them into a longer holiday film, or hand them to an editor later. For property or business use, tell us at booking so the licence covers it.

Can we combine it with ground video?

Yes — book the Couple video or the Wedding film alongside, and the videographer on the ground and the pilot work the same session. The aerial shots are then cut into one film with the ground footage and the real sound of the surf, rather than delivered as a separate piece.

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