Oaxaca
Drone photo & video · Puerto Escondido
In short
Drone photo & video in Puerto Escondido starts at $300: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Puerto Escondido, 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 Puerto Escondido?
Puerto Escondido is a surf town on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, about 2.5 hours from Oaxaca city since the 104.3 km Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway opened in 2024. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Puerto Escondido and works across Oaxaca 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 Zicatela, the window to aim for is sunrise for the surf, or late afternoon as the light turns warm on the spray. 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 Puerto Escondido look like?
The typical session runs 60 min across two locations: we start at Playa Zicatela and move on to Punta Zicatela (La Punta). 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 Puerto Escondido 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: Playa Zicatela: No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; no water shots, and anything set up on the sand is cleared with ZOFEMAT or SEMARNAT first Punta Zicatela (La Punta): No published fee for a handheld session on the beach; clifftop hotels and restaurants set their own rules for outside photographers Playa Carrizalillo: No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; the cove is reached on foot down a long stairway from the clifftop Playa Bacocho: No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; strong surf means no water shots, and beach-club areas are private Puerto Angelito: No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; palapa restaurants on the sand control their own tables and shade
FAQ — Drone photo & video in Puerto Escondido
Drone photo & video in Puerto Escondido: what time should we book?
For a session at Playa Zicatela in Puerto Escondido, aim for sunrise for the surf, or late afternoon as the light turns warm on the spray. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Puerto Escondido?
At some Puerto Escondido locations, yes: Playa Zicatela (No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; no water shots, and anything set up on the sand is cleared with ZOFEMAT or SEMARNAT first); Punta Zicatela (La Punta) (No published fee for a handheld session on the beach; clifftop hotels and restaurants set their own rules for outside photographers); Playa Carrizalillo (No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; the cove is reached on foot down a long stairway from the clifftop); Playa Bacocho (No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; strong surf means no water shots, and beach-club areas are private); Puerto Angelito (No published fee for a handheld session on the public beach; palapa restaurants on the sand control their own tables and shade). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Puerto Escondido?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Puerto Escondido 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 Puerto Escondido?
A session in Puerto Escondido 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.