Aerial Views of Dubai

Take a tour of the great Middle Eastern city of Dubai in this compilation drone video by DroneTV, which was made using some of the best footage from the "Aerial Views of Dubai" collection.  You'll see some of the ultra-modern architectecture of this Persian Gulf city, which is part of the United Arab Emirates.  Highlights include the skyscrapers of the Marina and Downtown districts, the massive developments on the artificial Palm Islands, and more.  It's one of dozens of DroneTV videos from across the Middle East.  

Multiple DVOW Winner oculusfilms brings us this fantastic drone video from the emirate of Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates.  The video opens with some brilliant shots of the Marina District, an ultra-modern high-rise neighborhood just south of the CBD.  Then you'll get an overhead of the E11 highway, the main artery of the city.  At the :24 mark, you'll see the Atlantis The Palm hotel on (man-made) Palm Jumeirah archipelago.  Other highlights include the Jumeirah Mosque (:48), the Ain Dubai Ferris Wheel (1:27), and more.  

The Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai is not just a world-class business center: it's also a major tourist destination, with billions of dollars invested in recent years in five-star resort properties and other amenities for leisure travelers around the globe.  Virtually all of which stood empty when the UAE implemented strict social distancing measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Spring of 2020. This video was a nominee in the Lockdown category at the 6th Annual NYCDFF.

What happens when the world's best freestyle first-person view (FPV) pilot takes on the planet's tallest building?  Find out in this epic piece by johnnyfpv, who managed to dive the Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper.  Completed in 2010, the 154 story behemoth rises nearly a kilometer (over a half a mile) into the sky - it's architectural height is 828 meters, or just over 2.7k feet. This video earned a nomination in the Cityscape category at the 6th Annual New York City Drone Film Festival.

Created over a 10 month period, this short film by Ghadir Shaar is meant to show off the United Arab Emirates and all the country has to offer. See the UAE's sharp, rugged mountains and endless, sandy deserts, its sprawling city of Dubai with its world-renowned architecture (as well as the world's tallest skyscraper), camels, deserted towns, and stunning sunrises.  This video was AirVuz Drone Video of the Week, December Week 2 and is now a Drone Video Awards' Nature & Landscape nominee.

Award-winning contributor and pilot Bachir_Photo_Phactory brings us this DVOW winning reel from Dubai, the most well-known of the seven emirates that make up the Middle Eastern nation of the United Arab Emirates.  The video opens with some great footage of some of the natural landscapes which surround Dubai's namesake capital, including the Ras Al Khor wildlife sanctuary.  Heading into the great city itself, you'll be treated to aerial views of sights as varied as a helicopter landing, an amusement park, pleasure boat traffic, and more.  

The imposing yet perfectly arranged cityscape of Dubai enjoys a whole new look when captured via dronelapse, and top content creator Bachir Photo Factory knew just to pull this edit, which was nominated for Drone Video of the Week in October 2018 - together.  The glow of pulsing traffic at night, as well as the stunning night shots perfectly illustrate the busy, vibrant feel of modern Dubai. This video was also chosen as a Finalist in the Cities category for the second annual AirVuz Drone Video Awards.

Bachir_Photo_Phactory has given us some of the best aerial views of Dubai we have ever seen. It should come as no surprise that his 2018 showreel contains some epic aerial views of this Middle Eastern city. Filled with shots of the Dubai skyline, endless sandy deserts surrounding the city, motocross and car chases, the reel culminates with a stunning shot of fireworks erupting from the Burj Khalifa tower - since its opening in 2010, the tallest building in the world. This video was a Drone Video of the Week Nominee in January of 2019.

He’s been nominated for a Drone Video Award for his aerial work featuring the city of Dubai, but this time around Bachir_Photo_Phactory is taking things up a notch. Featuring shots of the Arabian Desert, the Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque, and the dozens of skyscrapers that make up Dubai’s skyline including the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa. He’ll also include shots of car racing, polo players, camels, horseback riders and many other people that make up the city.

Tag along with top contributor hamzamuj around Dubai in this awesome 4K travel video! From beautiful beaches to zip-lining across the city, vast deserts to the Wild Wadi Waterpark, this fast-paced video captures the life and energy of one of the world’s hottest travel destinations.  Dubai locations include Xline Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Beach, the Burj Al Arab Hotel, Jumeirah AL Qasr, Sheraton Mall of The Emirates, Madinat Souk, Abra, the Wild Wadi Waterpark, Burj Khalifa, and the Dubai Fountain Show.

New contributor dronefate used a DJI Mavic Mini 2 to bring us this fantastic aerial portrait of the Persian Gulf city-state of Dubai.  The video alternates between shots of the city's modern skyline and the Empty Quarter desert which surrounds it.  At the 1:05 mark, there's a nice shot of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, and at 1:53 you'll see the Dubai Water Canal Bridge.  Other featured locations include the Marina District skyscrapers at the 2:40 mark and a nighttime timelapse sequence of the city's main highway artery.  

It is hard to appreciate just how tall Dubai's skyscrapers are without some reference point.  One such reference is the clouds which occasionally show up in the form of fog rolling in to the city.  Top content creator and pilot Moadh Bukhash used a drone to show the city immersed in a thick blanket of fog.  The aerial views of the skyscrapers towering above these clouds gives you a sense of the height to which these giants reach; the tallest (Burj Khalif) has been the world's tallest skyscraper since 2010.  

Much of the excitement of Dubai can be found in its ultra-modern Marina District, a development along the Persian Gulf coast a bit to the southwest of the downtown.  It's home to four of the five tallest skyscrapers in the city, the capital of its namesake emirate which is part of the United Arab Emirates.  Construction of the Marina District began in earnest following the Great Recession; only the first phase is complete as of mid-2020.  Check out the Marina District skyscrapers from above in this fantastic drone video by mohit.kingra.  

Possibly the only sight more impressive than the Dubai skyline during the day is the city center of this Middle Eastern metropolis viewed at night.  The brilliance of thousands of electric lights emanating from a forest of some of the world's tallest buildings is truly "electric".  In this video, award-winning contributor and drone pilot Moadh Bukhash combined some amazing night drone footage with amazing editing to produce this brilliant aerial video of the desert city during the Arabian night.  

Viewing the skyline of Dubai, one can't help but wonder how this major metropolis was carved out of the desert in the Persian Gulf nation of the United Arab Emirates.  Award-winning content creator and pilot Bachir_Photo_Phactory uses a drone to show us visually the transition from the dry and desolate desert surrounding the city to the urban oasis that is Dubai.  The video includes astounding bird's eye views of Dubai’s most prominent skyscrapers, including the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world.

Around the turn of the millennium, the Gulf coast city of Dubai conceived of a plan to create over 500 km (around 320 mi.) of new coastline by building three giant artificial islands in the Jumeira coastal district.  Only the first of these projects - Palm Jumeirah - was actually completed; the other two projects - Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira - have been on hold since the 2008 financial crisis.  In this drone video by Moadh Bukhash, you'll get a nice aerial view of the Palm Jebel Ali project, which was to have been the largest of the three. 

The Dubai skyline is a canvas for creative aerial videographers.  The massive skyscrapers designed by some of the world's top architects can be presented in an infinite variety of ways.  Contributor The_Architect used his editing skills to create this montage of time-lapses showing some of the most iconic parts of the city, the largest in the United Arab Emirates and in many respects the business and financial capital of the Middle East. From beautiful, sunset beaches to foggy skyscrapers, experience Dubai in hyper-speed.

Contributor Moadh_Bukhash used a DJI Phantom drone to create this beautiful 60 second aerial tour of his home city Dubai.  This city in the United Arab Emirates is one of only nine cities in the top two categories of Alpha Cities designated by Globalization and World Cities Research Network.  You'll get some epic top-down views of the downtown streets, as well as some amazing views of the Burj Khalifa tower, the world's tallest building, which is nearly 30% taller than its closest competitor.

While the UAE city of Dubai is impressive from any angle, perhaps the most impressive views of the city are of a top-down variety.  The views from a drone flying near or above the tops of the skyscrapers (many of which are over 300 meters, or about 1k ft.) looking straight down on the city's street grid are truly mind-blowing.  Exhibit A is this amazing aerial video edit by contributor Moadh Bukhash, which shows the central business district of the towering desert city from an entirely new perspective.  

Take in these stunning drone views of the Dubai skyline, compliments of contributor gadour23.  The video opens with a shot of the Jumeirah Lake Towers, a complex of over 80 skyscrapers situated just to the northwest of three artificial lakes and a bit south of the Marina District.  The next shot faces out towards the Marina and beyond them the man-made islands of Palm Jumeirah.  Starting at about the :55 mark, there's a great shot of the new (as of 2021) Ain Dubai observation wheel, and starting at 1:35 is a panoramic pullback shot.    

Get a bedazzled view of Dubai in this hyperlapse drone video from contributor obnasr4k.  The skyline of the United Arab Emirates' swanky sultanate on the Persian Gulf seems to move in hyper speed through the darkened night sky.  The lights from the skyscrapers, the reflections, and the traffic lights in motion are completely mesmerizing as we soar high above the urban oasis of Dubai, the capital of one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE.  The city is home to the world's tallest skyscraper as of early 2019, Burj Khalif.  

The desert kingdom of Dubai does everything big - among other superlatives, it's home to the world's tallest skyscraper, fastest rollercoaster, and the largest indoor theme park.  In 2021, it secured yet another honor by becoming home to the world's tallest observation wheel: the 820 ft. (250 m) Ain Dubai, which is situated on the artificial Bluewaters Island in the Marina District.  In this amazing video, you'll see the behemoth from the perspective of a first-person view (FPV) racing drone, compliments of FPV pilot 43lensfpv.  

Dubai's Palm Islands project is a tribute to the power of engineering.  The first of these three massive artificial islands, Palm Jumeirah, was built in the early 2000's and sports residential and resort developments.  They are part of Jumeirah, a coastal area of hotels and low rise residential units.  Contributor Danny Batchelor used his DJI Phantom 3 Pro drone to create an amazing aerial view of this civil engineering and architectural wonder, which is built in the shape of a gigantic palm tree.

The great Middle Eastern city of Dubai is one of the wonders of the modern world.  Located on the Persian Gulf, the city is otherwise completely surrounded by the Empty Quarter, the world's largest contiguous area of desert.   The relationship between the city, the sea, and the great arid wilderness is explored in this beautiful drone video by AirVuz contributor Moaz Sabi.   Featuring some excellent time-lapse sequences, the video does a fantastic job of bringing the city's various elements together.  

Get a unique perspective of one of the world's tallest hotels in this first-person view (FPV) skyscraper diving video by top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot MrFpv | manuelbass.  Dubai's Burj Al Arab is one of the most recognizable buildings on the Persian Gulf city's legendary skyline.  Located on an artificial island and completed in 1999, the building has an architectural height of about 1.05k ft. or around 320m.  Managed by the Jumeirah chain, it is distinguished in part by its sail shape as well as its helipad.   

While the most prominent skyscraper in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa Tower (the tallest building in the world since it opened), it's home to many other supertalls.  Many of these are located some distance from BK, in the Marina District.  The Marina is home to the next four tallest in the city, led by the Marina 101, which was completed in 2017 and stands 425 meters (just a bit under 1.4k ft.).  In this video, you'll get a great view of the Marina compliments of Andrey Mazurkov and his DJI Mavic Pro drone.

Award-winning AirVuz contributor and pilot Bachir_Photo_Phactory created this stunning yet haunting drone video from Dubai in a state of near-total lockdown during the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic in the Spring of 2020.   While the United Arab Emirates didn't report its first 100 confirmed infection cases until the second week of March, by the month's last week the country's citizens had been advised to remain home and forego all non-essential travel to help contain the spread of the virus.  

This drone-lapse of Dubai, United Arab Emirates from top contributor and drone pilot Minglam will leave you speechless. Opening with footage of Palm Islands, the three artificial island on the coast of the city, the video transitions to showcasing the vibrant city as it sparkles at night. Shots of the city include the Burj Khalifa, Marina 101, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Towers 1 & 2, and more. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, reaching a staggering 2,717 feet (828 meters). 

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot aladdin.fpv had a very productive 2021, as evidenced by this extremely impressive FPV reel.  Shot over and around the Persian Gulf city of Dubai, the video features an awesome mix of different types of shots.  It includes "cinewhoop" style shots flying through a showroom full of super-cars, highly cinematic shots over some of Dubai's legendary resorts, epic car chase scenes through the surrounding Empty Quarter desert, and much more.  This video was a DVOY finalist in 2021. 

There’s no place on earth like Dubai.  Situated on the Persian Gulf, on the edge of the Empty Quarter, it is a tribute to human ingenuity and willpower.  Get a bird’s-eye view of this futuristic city in the UAE through this compilation of aerial videos compiled by AirVuz.  Featured views included Burj Khalifa the tallest structure in the world since 2008. Palm Jumeirah. The Dubai Desert known as the desert city and many many more incredible destinations in this iconic Middle East city.