Quintana Roo
Drone photo & video · Isla Mujeres
In short
Drone photo & video in Isla Mujeres starts at $300: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Isla Mujeres, and 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 7 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose drone photo & video in Isla Mujeres?
Isla Mujeres is about five miles long and half a mile wide, so one session can catch sunrise at Punta Sur and sunset at Playa Norte, reached by ferry from three Cancún piers. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Isla Mujeres and works across Quintana Roo all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Playa Norte, the window to aim for is the last 45 minutes before sunset. The session runs 60 min and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Isla Mujeres look like?
The typical session runs 60 min across two locations: we start at Playa Norte and move on to Punta Sur. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does drone photo & video in Isla Mujeres include?
- 60 minutes on location, with the time in the air set by batteries and conditions
- 25 edited aerial photos
- A 1-minute edited aerial film with licensed music
- Flown by a local pilot under commercial liability insurance, with the drone registered with AFAC when it weighs over 250 g
- Photos and film delivered within 7 days
Permits at these locations: Punta Sur: Access to the sculpture park at Punta Sur is run by the Municipio de Isla Mujeres; ask the municipality or the gate about the current entry charge and any rule on professional cameras. Arrecife Manchones: CONANP charges MXN 125 per person per day for Parque Nacional Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc, and commercial photography inside the park needs CONANP authorisation. Parque Nacional Isla Contoy: CONANP charges MXN 225 per person per day, the park admits at most 200 visitors a day, and commercial photography there needs CONANP authorisation.
FAQ — Drone photo & video in Isla Mujeres
Drone photo & video in Isla Mujeres: what time should we book?
For a session at Playa Norte in Isla Mujeres, aim for the last 45 minutes before sunset. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Isla Mujeres?
At some Isla Mujeres locations, yes: Punta Sur (Access to the sculpture park at Punta Sur is run by the Municipio de Isla Mujeres; ask the municipality or the gate about the current entry charge and any rule on professional cameras.); Arrecife Manchones (CONANP charges MXN 125 per person per day for Parque Nacional Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc, and commercial photography inside the park needs CONANP authorisation.); Parque Nacional Isla Contoy (CONANP charges MXN 225 per person per day, the park admits at most 200 visitors a day, and commercial photography there needs CONANP authorisation.). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Isla Mujeres?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Isla Mujeres location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Isla Mujeres?
A session in Isla Mujeres is delivered within 7 days, in a private online gallery: 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film, downloadable at full resolution from any country.