Israel by Drone

Take in these beautiful aerial views of Israel, compliments of former DVOW Finalist koszoandras_photography.  At the :12 mark, there's a nice shot looking north from the ancient port city of Jaffa to the modern metropolis of Tel Aviv, followed by a great view of the Tel Aviv beaches.    From there, you'll head south for some amazing shots from the Negev Desert and the Dead Sea, before heading to the northern port city of Haifa at the 2:30 mark.  Other highlights include the Red Sea town of Eilat (2:50), historic (3:11), and more.  

Contributor Ruslan Paul created this amazing aerial tour of ancient and modern Israel.  Shot primarily with a drone but intermixed with some carefully edited ground camera footage, the video hits many of the top sights in this Middle Eastern country.  Treat yourself to epic views of the Dead Sea, the Masada hilltop fortress, the Monastery of St. George, Mar Saba Monastery, the Crusader city of  Acre, the modern city of Tel Aviv and its neighbor the ancient port city of Yafo, and finally Jerusalem.

Contributor Paul Weiner used a DJI Phantom 2 drone and some ground cameras to create this remarkable portrait of modern Israel.  It was filmed over the course of a 3k km (about 2k mi.) trip covering the length and breadth of this Middle Eastern country.  From the (sometimes) snow-covered mountains of the north, to the Judean desert in the south, to the country's miraculously productive agricultural areas, to the amazing natural phenomenon known as the Dead Sea, you'll get a great look at this fascinating country.  

Contributor B.K. Spector put together this amazing aerial tour of modern Israel.  It weaves together some familiar sites (albeit from a new perspective), such as Jerusalem, the Judean Desert, the Mediterranean beaches of Tel Aviv, and sites of ancient ruins.  It also has features footage which is much more "off the beaten path", such as  some epic 4x4 action in the desert, parasailing in the Mediterranean, and some of the construction activity which is continually reshaping the Israeli landscape. 

Contributor eyealasaf created this awesome captioned tour of Israel, taking the viewer all around this important Middle Eastern country.  The video features footage from the following locations: Acre, Ruhama, Jaffa, Ein Gedi, The Dead Sea, the Jezreel Valley, the Golan Heights, the Yehuda Desert, the Masada Fortress, Jerusalem's Ein Karem, Natanya City, Tel aviv's central  and Ramat Gan districts, Nazareth, the Arbel Valley, and the Sea of Gallilee.  All this in 60 seconds! 

AirVuz contributor @surf.the.sky brings us this DVOW nominated video of Tel Aviv, Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.  In February of that year, Israel's first confirmed novel coronavirus infection was reported at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, an eastern suburb of the country's commercial and financial capital.  As the central government and local authorities imposed increasingly stringent social distancing measures beginning in March, the public spaces in and around Tel Aviv appeared in a state of near-abandonment.  

Arik Danino curated his best footage he took from across Israel with his DJI Mavic Pro to create this captivating mini-tour of the Holy Land.  The video nicely captures the essence of this small but highly important Middle Eastern country.  Watch it and you will appreciate the stunning diversity packed into such a tiny country - from ancient sculptures in the southern Judean desert, to hundreds of solar panels and shipping containers of industry, winding roads forests of trees and historic ruins.

Here's a well-captioned drone video of some of the top sights in Israel.  It includes footage of the capital city Jerusalem, the ultra-modern skyscrapers of the commercial and financial capital of Tel Aviv and its "twin" city the port of Jaffa, the Red Sea resort town of Eilat, the Latrun Monastery, and more.  Along the way, you'll even see some shots of waterskiing and surfing in the Mediterranean, which runs the length of the country and is its western boundary.  Prepare to be amazed by the astounding beauty of the Holy Land.  

If you're looking for a reason to visit Israel, this 90 second drone video by contributor Eyalasaf may do the trick.  It opens with a magnificent shot of Yafo, the ancient port city which lies just to the south of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean.  Then it's on to an crusader fort, monasteries in the Judean Desert, some of the spectacularly green agricultural areas of the country, and the Dead Sea.  Along the way you'll also see some bird's eye views of mountain bikers, kayakers, and even massive wind turbines! 

In this stunning, three-minute video you’ll see Israel from above like you never have before. Shot by pilot AirWorks, he’ll open with shots of wild horses and rolling farming fields, which have increased from 74,000 acres in 1948 to 460,000 acres today. He’ll then move on to the coastline of western Israel along the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the Old City of Tel Aviv. He’ll also showcase the mountains the are scattered around the country, vineyards, ancient ruins, city skylines and more. 

Jerusalem, Israel is the only city which is central to three world religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.  Inhabited and fought over for millennia, it has a significance far out of proportion to its size.  The city, set in the hills of eastern Israel, on the edge of the Judean Desert, is also one of the most visually appealing cities on Earth.  In this remarkable drone video, you will get a bird's eye perspective of this ancient city, which is the center of the largest metropolitan area in Israel.  

Enjoy these stunning aerial views of southern Israel, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Winner kostas Gur.  Filmed with a DJI Mini 3 Pro, the video was filmed over the Negev, Judea and Arabah Deserts, which cover much of the southern part of the country and are home to some of the country's most spectacular natural scenery.  At about the 1:25 mark, you'll see the cable car leading to the top of Masada, the tabletop mountain which was the scene of a famous seige during Roman times.  

Check out these fantastic drone videos from southern Israel, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot jameelkjhair.  Much of the video was filmed over the region of Arabah, which extends from the southern end of the Dead Sea to roughly the town of Eilat, on the Gulf of Aqaba (an inlet of the Red Sea).  At the :35 mark of the video, there's a great shot of the Mar Saba Monastery, a Greek Orthodox complex which is one of the oldest inhabited monasteries. which is roughly halfway between the northern end of the Dead Sea and Jerusalem.  

Next to the very modern Israel city of Tel Aviv lies the very ancient city of Jaffa, which is known for its port on the Mediterranean Sea.  The port has been used for over 7,000 years – it is said to have been founded by Japheth, the son of the Biblical character Noah. The ancient port city sits in the shadows of the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv that lie just to its north.  Contributor Shlomi Znati uses a drone to give us an epic bird's eye view of this ancient seaport, which also features prominently in Greek mythology.  

Masada is an ancient fortification built atop a plateau in the Judean Desert of southern Israel, overlooking the Dead Sea.  During the First Jewish War of the first century AD, Masada was the site of a famous siege by Roman troops following which the Jewish defenders (numbering perhaps a thousand) committed suicide en masse rather than surrender.  Contributor Nelly Volkovich used a drone to create an amazing aerial video of this hallowed mountaintop, which is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site.  

Check out this stunning drone video of northern Israel, compliments of contributor mrgilchen.  Despite its diminutive size, Israel has an amazingly diverse set of landscapes.  The northern interior parts of the country look almost nothing like its Mediterranean coastline or its desert-covered south.  Rather, northern Israel is a temperate and often well-watered mountainous land.  In the video, shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone, you'll see this amazing area as it comes to life in the Spring.  

Haifa is Israel's third largest city and the largest in the northern part of the country.  It is a port city lying on the slopes of Mt. Caramel, the 525 meter (1.7k ft) peak that sits above the city.  Culturally it is best known as the site of the Bahai Gardens, center of the Bahai faith, which grew from roots in Iran in the 1960's to become a worldwide religion. Contributor Gilad J used a drone to create this impressive aerial tour of the magnificent gardens, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  

The Judean Desert runs parallel to the Dead Sea in the southeastern part of Israel, south of Jerusalem.  It is an area steeped in history, with tremendous historical importance to Judaism, Christianity, and (to a somewhat lesser extent) Islam.  In this video, contributor Rea Burla treats us to spectacular tour of this amazing desert, which includes bird's eye views of St. George’s Monastery in the Wadi Qelt valley, the tomb of Moses, the ancient fortress of Masada (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Dead Sea, and more.

Contributor Ruslan Paul put together this remarkable video of Acre (Acco), an ancient city on Israel's Mediterranean coastline, between Tel Aviv and Haifa.  Sitting on a site which dates to 3000 BC, the city became a key Christian stronghold during the Third Crusade.  In 1291, the city was besieged by forces under control of the Mamluk Sulatanate; despite a desperate last stand by the Knights Templar, it fell after about a month.  The recapture of Acre is considered one of the most consequential events of the Medieval Period.    

The desert areas of southern Israel are home to some of the world's most unusual rock formations.  One of these is the HaMakhtesh HaGadol ("Big Crater") in the Negev Desert, near the southern extent of the country.  It's actually not a volcanic crater but rather a makhtesh, a landform which is caused by unusual erosion patterns and which is almost unknown outside of southern Israel and the Sinai Peninsula.  In this video, Ori Feldman used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create an epic aerial video of a hike on this amazing formation.

Nazareth is the largest city in the interior of northern Israel.  Culturally, it is quite distinct from most other Israeli cities: it's roughly 2/3 Muslim and 1/3 Christian, with only a negligible Jewish population.  The city is mentioned frequently in the New Testament as a place where Jesus lived for a time, and as a result Nazareth receives thousands of Christians who visit on pilgrammages every year.  In this video, you'll be able to check out this ancient town from a bird's eye perspective.

Ashdod is the sixth largest city in Israel.  It's situated roughly a half hour drive south of Tel Aviv, a similar distance north of Ashkelon, and roughly twice that distance west of the capital city of Jerusalem.  Dating to the Bronze Age, there are several references to the city in the Bible's Old Testament.  Today, it's known primarily for its port, which is the country's largest by shipping volume.  Contributor Phantom 4 Israel used a DJI Phantom 4 drone to create this mini-aerial tour of this important port city.  

Mount Arbel is a mountain in the Lower Galilee region of northern Israel.  It's peak is 180 meters, or about 600 ft. above sea level but with a base well below sea level its prominence is about double that.  The mountain offers spectacular views of the Sea of Galilee as well as the Golan Heights, the territory captured by Israel from Syria during the Six Day War of 1967 and subsequently annexed.  You can see this beautiful and historic mountain from above in this drone video by dronturcom.  

Check out this drone video of Caesarea (Césarée), a historic town in north-central Israel.  The inheritor of much of the ancient city of Caesarea, it's located about halfway up the Mediterranean coast between Tel Aviv and Haifa, respectively.  The ancient city was built by the Roman strap king Herod the Great in the first century BC.  Much of the city's land area came under ownership by the Rothschild family during the British Mandate and was turned over to the new State of Israel shortly after independence.  

Check out this stunning drone video from a historical spot on the coastline of Israel, compliments of AirWorks.  It was filmed in the area around the town of Arsuf on the country's Mediterranean coastline,  a few minutes south of Caesarea.  The video features extensive footage of the ruined Fortress of Apollonia, built atop a cliff overlooking the sea.  The fortress played an important role in the Second and Third Crusades, but was captured by the Mamluks in the 13th century and soon destroyed.

Check out this amazing drone video from the southern tip of Israel, courtesy of content creator and pilot lyad M. swaed. The Eilat Mountains are a chain which covers a portion of the Negev Desert.  The mountains derive their name from their proximity to Eilat, the ancient port town (now also resort town) on the Red Sea.  The highest peak in the mountains is Mount Hezekiah; it rises to an altitude of just under 900 meters (2.95k ft.) above sea level.  Mount Solomon (also visible) is the second highest peak.  

Top contributor and drone pilot Ruslan Paul created this beautiful aerial view of the Wadi Perat (Wadi Qelt) west of Jerusalem, Israel, in the West Bank territory.  It's essentially a series of calleys and ravines created by a stream which originates in Jerusalem and empties into the Jordan River in nearby Jericho.  The area, which was part of Jordan until the Six Day War of 1967, was an important place during the time of Roman occupation and was later the site of some of the first Christian monasteries.

Salt is not only one of the world's most basic commodities, it was also amongst the first to be intensively mined.  In earlier times it was essential for food preservation, and access to steady supply was crucial to obtaining adequate nutrition.  In this video, contributor and drone pilot BK Spector flew a drone over an ancient salt mine in Israel.  It's part of Mt. Sodom, a mountain in Israel's Judean Desert.  The mountain is 80% salt by composition, and was a key source of the commodity in Biblical times. 

Here's a beautiful drone's eye tour of the Middle Eastern nation of Israel, compliments of phidrone.  It opens with a brilliant shot of Israel's "twin cities" on the Mediterranean coast: the ultramodern Tel Aviv is on the left and the ancient port of Jaffa on the right.  Most of the rest of the video is focused on the Judean Desert, which lies in the southern part of the country.  Here's you'll see some amazing shots of the Dead Sea and the Masada fortress, among other top attractions in this Middle Eastern country.   

Among the wonders of southern Israel are its makhtesh, a type of geological formation which is thought to be unique to the Negev Desert here.  Makhtesh are essentially valleys surrounded by very steep rock walls, which are formed by a combination of the very unusual rock composition and erosion patterns of the area.  There are three named instances of this phenomenon in the Negev.  In this drone video by content creator and pilot AirWorks, you'll get a bird's eye view of HaMakhtesh HaKatan, the smallest of the three.

Check out this fantastic drone video from Mt. Hermon in northern Israel, compliments of AirVuz contributor Omer Tsur - AirWorks.  The mountain, which forms the southern extent of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, actually sits in three countries - Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.  The mountain's summit actually lies in Syria, where it constitutes the country's highest point.  On the Israeli side, its highest point is about 2.05k meters above sea level or around 6.7k ft, making it Israel's highest point as well.   

Contributor phildrone created this beautiful video showing some of the highlights of the Holy Land of Israel.  The video opens with a spectacular shot that sums up the blend of old and new that Israel represents: the ancient port city of Jaffa on the Mediterranean is in the foreground, with the skyline of the ultramodern commercial capital Tel Aviv in the background.   After seeing more of Jaffa, the video will take you to southern Israel for some amazing shots of the fortress Masada, the Dead Sea, and more.   

Apollonia is a fortress town on Israel's Mediterranean coastline,  a few minutes south of the better-known town of Caesarea.  While the settlement dates to 500 BC, it became a walled city during the initial period of Muslim rule which began in the 7th century.  The town fell to Christian forces in the Second Crusade, but was returned to Muslim control again in 1265 when it fell to a siege of the Mamluks.  After the latter siege, the town's inhabitants were killed or sold into slavery, and it never fully recovered.

Among the wonders of modern Israel is its agricultural sector: this mostly arid land, with a small farm workforce, is able to supply 95% of the food needs of its 7+ million population.   It's been done with a combination of some of the world's most advanced irrigation techniques and a highly mechanized approach to farming.  In this drone video by contributor AirWorks, you'll get a bird's eye view of the Israeli wheat harvest during the Shevuot holiday, which has roots in part as a harvest festival.  

See the Dead Sea in southern Israel from above in this drone video. Opening with a dronie, pilot haron5544 quickly transitions to a shot highlighting the famous Dead Sea tree. The tree has left many wondering how something could grow in the uninhabitable area, however it was supposedly placed there by a local artist who paddle boards out to it every day to care for it. He’ll then head to the historic surrounding cliffside villages, ending with a top-down shot of the Sea, home to the earth's lowest elevation.  

Jaffa is a very old port city situated to the south of the very new city of Tel Aviv, Israel. Historic Jaffa is known for its part in many biblical stories as well as its famous oranges. First mentioned in an ancient Egyptian letter, scholars believe the port was built around 1800 BC and possibly considerably earlier. Seen in this aerial video by content creator and drone pilot MIAPVIDEOS, the ancient city walls blend seamlessly with the much more modern city of Tel Aviv, which was founded comparatively recently, in 1909.  

Here's a nice aerial view of a famous church in northern Israel, compliments of contributor AirWorks.  It's the Church of the Transfiguration, and it's located on Mt. Tabor in the Lower Galilee region.  The current structure was built in the 1920's, on the site of a Byzantine church from the Antiquity and a later Crusader church built during the Middle Ages.  The significance of the site is, literally, Biblical: it's believed to be the location of the Transfiguration of Christ described in the Gospels.  

Top contributor Rea_Burla created this aerial video of Nabi Musa, an important religious and historical site on the West Bank region between Israel and Jordan.  It's called Nabi Musa, and it's of considerable significance in the religions of Islm, Christianity, and Judaism.  Its importance to all three religions stems from a central historical significance: it's believed to be the place where Moses was buried.  It lies astride the Jerusalem-Jericho road, traditionally one of the most important Muslim pilgrimage routes.   

Top AirVuz contributor Ori Feldman brings us this excellent sunrise view of a famous spot in the desert of southern Israel.  It's called Mt. Zin, and it's located in the Negev Desert, in the downward-pointed arrow which southern Israel resembles on a map.  It is thought by some biblical scholars that the mountain is the Mt. Hor referenced in the Bible, the place where the high priest Aaron was buried during the Jews' years of wandering in the desert.  The mountain has an elevation of about 900 ft. above sea level or around 275 m.  

Netanya, Israel is one of the main cities between Tel Aviv and Haifa.  It lies on the coastal Sharon Plain, a flatland area which extends east from the Mediterranean Sea to the Samarian Hills.  With a population of a bit over 200k, Netanya was the seventh-largest city in Israel as of 2019.  With 14 km (just under 9 mi.) of beaches, the city is one of the more popular beach destinations in Israel.  In this aerial video by contributor and drone pilot benny_rv, you'll get a nighttime aerial view of Netanya.

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor baby drone brings us this 4k drone view of the Israeli beach city of Eilat.  Eilat is situated at the southern tip of Israel, at the head of the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba), a northern inlet of the Red Sea.  Otherwise surrounded by mountains, nearly always sunny, and with daytime summer temperatures frequently exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Farenheit), Eilat is one of the most popular Middle Eastern beach destinations for European travelers.  

Israel's Dead Sea is one of the most famous sites in this small Middle Eastern Nation.  Situated in the Judean Desert south of Jerusalem, it is the lowest point on the surface of the earth.  With a third of its liquid weight consisting of salt, it’s over 8x times saltier than the ocean and is devoid of life (hence its name).  Covering about 600 square km (about 234 square mi.), it's shrunk by about 40% over the last century.   You can see the famous body of water from above in this excellent drone video by top contributor Ruslan Paul.

The Dead Sea, which is part of the natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, is steadily receding due to various environmental pressures.  As the area covered by its famously salty and otherwise mineral-rich water shrinks, fresh groundwater dissolves the underground salt deposits left behind, creating giant sinkholes.  As seen in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor and pilot Ilyad M swaed, these sinkholes, which can be over 80 ft. (around 25 m) deep and up to 130 ft. (40 m) across.  

Fly along with former DVOW Finalist Ori Feldman as he tracks a mountain biker making his way through the mountains of southern Israel.  Shot with a DJI Mini Pro 3 drone, the film captures the biker traveling from the town of Arad eastwards through the mountains of the Judean Desert towards the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on earth with an altitude of 1.4k ft. below sea level (a little over 400 m).  In addition to being difficult terrain, this is also home to some of the world's highest temperatures during the summer months.  

Explore the sights of Israel's Golan Heights in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor and pilot jameelkhair.  The region, which covers about 700 square mi. (around 1.8k square km) north of the Sea of Galilee, was captured by Israel from Syria during the Six Day War in 1967 and annexed in 1981.  One of the locations featured in the video include Nomrod Castle, a mountain fortress built in the 13th century to defend Damascus from forces of the Sixth Crusade.  Another spot is the Rujm el-Hiri "ghost wheel" megalithic monument.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor shai leon brings us this excellent drone video from Israel.  The video opens with a nighttime shot of the top of the Moshe Aviv Tower, a skyscraper in Ramat Gan (part of Tel Aviv); the 68 story tower is Israel's second-tallest building as of 2020. The second part of the video was shot over the resort city of Eilat, which lies at the head of the Gulf of Aquaba (an inlet of the Red Sea) at the extreme southern tip of the country and is otherwise surrounded by the Negev Desert.

New AirVuz contributor and pilot monstar brings us this excellent drone video of the Israeli desert city of Sderot.  Originally founded as a transit camp shortly after the creation of the modern state of Israel, Sderot is located in the western Negev Desert.  Situated less than a mile/km from the northern end of the Gaza Strip, Sderot has been subject to sporadic rocket attacks emanating from the Palestinian territory.  Part of Israel's Southern District, Sderot currently has a permanent population of a bit over 25k.  

Mar Saba is an important Eastern Orthodox monastery in Israel.  It's located in a valley in the Judean Desert, roughly halfway between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.  Founded in the late 5th century AD, it's one of the oldest continuously-inhabited monastery complexes in the world.  Mar Saba played an important role in developing the Eastern Orthodox liturgy, which spread to Constantinople (now Istanbul) and later to other parts of the Eastern Orthodox world.   See it from above in this fantastic drone video by Make it Visual.  

Walking around the modern-looking Tel Aviv, Israel, one can forget that this is a very old place - Tel Aviv's southern "suburb" of Jaffo is mentioned repeatedly in the Bible, for example.  In the city's eastern suburbs, you will be reminded when you see the remains of the ancient city of Antiparis here-once the home of Herod the Great, who ruled what was known as Judea on behalf of Rome in the first century BC.  It's part of the Tel Aphek National Park, which you'll see in this drone video by AirWorks.

Israel's Dead Sea, which sits in the eastern part of the country south of Jerusalem in the Judean Desert, is known for many superlatives, including being the lowest point on Earth (430 meters, or about 1.4k ft. below sea level) and the deepest hypersaline body of water.  Content creator and pilot David Choukroun uses a drone to advance the case that this inland sea is also one of the most beautiful places in the world.   Seeing this amazing bit of geology from a bird's eye view, you may agree with him.   

Check out these drone views from Israel's Negev Desert, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot monstar.  The video was filmed around the town of Mitzpe Ramon, which sits on a ridge overlooking the Makhtesh Ramon, a crater-like geological feature caused by the unusual erosion patterns found here.  Originally a transit camp for immigrants arriving in Israel in the 1950's, it became the southernmost of the development towns which were seeded this way in the Negev.  It currently has a population of around 5k permanent residents.  

Check out this drone video from a historic area of southern Israel, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Omer Tsur - AirWorks.  It was filmed around the town of Ruhama in the Negev Desert, not far from the area known as the Gaza Strip.  The town became the site of Israel's first kibbutz - a type of agricultural collective which took hold in what was then British-controlled Palestine in the early 20th century.  During World War I, the area became an important base of operation for the British Army under General Allenby.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of an important ancient ruins in northern Israel, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot jameelkhair.  Variously known as Hippos and Sussite, the site is located atop a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee in the Jordan Valley, close to the Syrian border.  Hippos was founded by Seleucid colonists in the third century BC, soon becoming an important city-state which thrived particularly well during the Roman period.  Devastated by an earthquake in 749 AD, the city was abandoned.  

Israel's Eilat Mountains are situated at the very southern tip of this small Middle Eastern country.  Named for the nearby Red Sea town of Eilat, they lie within the Negev Desert, an arid area which covers most of the country's southern regions.  Known for their spectacular rock formation, the Eilat Mountains feature some of the best hiking trails in Israel.  You can check out these beautiful mountains from above in this excellent aerial video by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Make it Visual.  

Contributor AirWorks created this amazing drone video of Rujm el-Hiri, an important ruins site in northern Israel.  It's a series of concentric stone circles situated in the Golan Heights, an area east of the Sea of Galilee which was annexed by Israel in the 1980s following its capture from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967.   The site is made of over 42,000 stones, with a roughly 5 meter (15 ft.) mound at the center.  The purpose and age of the site are the subjects of considerable debate within the worldwide archaeological community.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot EvuaFPV created this amazing FPV video fo a famous monastery in southern Israel.  The Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodoz monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley, about halfway between Jerusalem (to the north) and the Dead Sea (to the south).  Founded in 483, it's one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence.  For filming this important landmark with his racing drone, EvyaFPV earned himself a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list in July of 2020.  

This mini drone tour of Israel opens with some beautiful footage of Jerusalem, beginning with the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the heart of the old city.  At around the :20 mark, you'll see the ancient port city of Jaffa and beyond it the very modern commercial capital city of Tel Aviv.  At around the :46 mark there's a great shot of Acre, another ancient port city which is located in northern Israel.  At around 1:00, you'll get an aerial view of Haifa, Israel's main port city and the largest in the northern part of the country.  

Take a ride through the desert of southern Israel in this amazing first person view (FPV) piece by talented AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot EvyaFPV.  The desert runs on a roughly north-south axis, roughly parallel to the Dead Sea, in the eastern part of the country.  Opening with a "swoop" down over a white roofed village, the video features footage from the region of Arava as well as the area around Timna Park.  This video earned EvyaFPV a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list in January, 2021.  

Check out this drone video of Israel's southernmost city, compliments of contributor Carmi & Yarmi.  Eilat is situated at the very southern tip of the country, bordering the vast Sinai Desert territory which was ceded back to Egypt following the Camp David Accords of the 1970's.  Situated on the Red Sea, Eilat is one of Israel's top beach destinations.  The city is very popular amongst European travelers, who don't mind the summer temperatures frequently exceeding 40 degrees C (over 100 degrees F).  

For being one of the world's smaller countries in terms of land area, Israel has a stunning diversity of landscapes.  Top contributor Rea Burla uses a drone to give us an aerial tour of this fascinating Middle Eastern country.  In this video, you will get bird's eye views of the Dead Sea, the Judean Desert, the Mediterranean coastline, miraculously productive agricultural areas, and much more.  Prepare to be amazed by the aerial footage of the Holy Land, compliments of one of the top drone pilots in Israel.