Baja California Sur
Drone photo & video · Los Cabos
In short
Drone photo & video in Los Cabos starts at $300: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Los Cabos, 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 Los Cabos?
Two towns 32.6 km apart at the tip of Baja, and El Arco sits inside a 3,996-hectare federal protected area that charges MXN 125 per person per day. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Los Cabos and works across Baja California Sur 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 El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, the window to aim for is early morning by boat, before the marina traffic builds. 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 Los Cabos look like?
The typical session runs 60 min across two locations: we start at El Arco de Cabo San Lucas and move on to Playa del Amor. 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 Los Cabos 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: El Arco de Cabo San Lucas: CONANP access wristband, MXN 125 per person per day in 2026; commercial filming with support crew needs a CONANP authorisation Playa del Amor: Same CONANP wristband as El Arco, MXN 125 per person per day; reached only by water Playa El Médano: Public beach under federal law; a set-up with an arch, chairs or a closed-off area goes through the Dirección Municipal de Gobierno Playa El Chileno: Public beach with federal access rights; no portrait fee is published, and set-ups follow the municipal event process Bahía Santa María: Public beach with federal access rights; no portrait fee is published, and set-ups follow the municipal event process Centro Histórico de San José del Cabo: Public streets and plaza; events or street closures are permitted through the Dirección Municipal de Gobierno
FAQ — Drone photo & video in Los Cabos
Drone photo & video in Los Cabos: what time should we book?
For a session at El Arco de Cabo San Lucas in Los Cabos, aim for early morning by boat, before the marina traffic builds. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Los Cabos?
At some Los Cabos locations, yes: El Arco de Cabo San Lucas (CONANP access wristband, MXN 125 per person per day in 2026; commercial filming with support crew needs a CONANP authorisation); Playa del Amor (Same CONANP wristband as El Arco, MXN 125 per person per day; reached only by water); Playa El Médano (Public beach under federal law; a set-up with an arch, chairs or a closed-off area goes through the Dirección Municipal de Gobierno); Playa El Chileno (Public beach with federal access rights; no portrait fee is published, and set-ups follow the municipal event process); Bahía Santa María (Public beach with federal access rights; no portrait fee is published, and set-ups follow the municipal event process); Centro Histórico de San José del Cabo (Public streets and plaza; events or street closures are permitted through the Dirección Municipal de Gobierno). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Los Cabos?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Los Cabos 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 Los Cabos?
A session in Los Cabos 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.