Quintana Roo
Drone wedding coverage · Holbox
In short
Drone wedding coverage in Holbox starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Holbox, and 40 edited photos + a 2–3 minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose drone wedding coverage in Holbox?
Holbox is a car-free island inside the federal Yum Balam protected area, where drones are banned outright and flamingo colonies must be kept 50 m away. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Holbox 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 Punta Mosquito, the window to aim for is early morning or late afternoon, on a low tide. The session runs 3 hours 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 Holbox look like?
The typical session runs 3 hours across two locations: we start at Punta Mosquito and move on to Playa Norte, Holbox village. 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 wedding coverage in Holbox include?
- 180 minutes of drone coverage inside your wedding day, all of it between sunrise and sunset
- 40 edited aerial photos
- A 2- to 3-minute aerial film, edited to sit beside your wedding photos or film
- A flight plan checked before the day against nearby airports, venue rules and where the guests will be
- Delivered within 3 weeks
Permits at these locations: Punta Mosquito: Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; the management programme of the area (Regla 10) requires a CONANP authorisation for commercial photography Playa Norte, Holbox village: Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; no vehicles on the beach and no pets in the federal beach strip Punta Cocos: Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day Isla Pájaros, Laguna Yalahau: Visited only with a licensed operator; visitors may not step off the boat where there is no dock or bird tower, and must stay 30 m from nesting trees Ojo de agua Yalahau: CONANP lists it as a Yum Balam attraction; access fee of MXN 225 per person per day, guide required, no sunscreen in the water
FAQ — Drone wedding coverage in Holbox
Drone wedding coverage in Holbox: what time should we book?
For a session at Punta Mosquito in Holbox, aim for early morning or late afternoon, on a low tide. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Holbox?
At some Holbox locations, yes: Punta Mosquito (Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; the management programme of the area (Regla 10) requires a CONANP authorisation for commercial photography); Playa Norte, Holbox village (Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; no vehicles on the beach and no pets in the federal beach strip); Punta Cocos (Yum Balam access fee of MXN 225 per person per day); Isla Pájaros, Laguna Yalahau (Visited only with a licensed operator; visitors may not step off the boat where there is no dock or bird tower, and must stay 30 m from nesting trees); Ojo de agua Yalahau (CONANP lists it as a Yum Balam attraction; access fee of MXN 225 per person per day, guide required, no sunscreen in the water). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Holbox?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Holbox 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 Holbox?
A session in Holbox is delivered within 3 weeks, in a private online gallery: 40 edited photos + a 2–3 minute edited film, downloadable at full resolution from any country.