Drone Videos of the Dominican Republic

AirVuz contributor Moises_Arias is one of the top drone pilots in the Dominican Republic.  In this fantastic drone reel, you'll see some of the highlights of his work.   Created using a combination of gimbal-stabilized and first person view (FPV) footage, the video features excellent aerial views from across this Caribbean island nation.  You'll see the skyscrapers, port facilities, and Colonial architecture of the capital city of Santo Domingo, some of the DR's storied beaches, rainforest-covered interior mountains, and more. 

Contributor Liemur Lissa used her DJI Mavic Pro drone to create an unforgettable record of her trip to the island nation of the Dominican Republic.  Using a mix of aerial and ground footage, she provides a spectacular bird's eye view of the sights and sounds of this magical Caribbean island which shares the island of Hispaniola with its neighbor Haiti which is situated immediately to its west.  It's part of the Greater Antilles chain of larger islands which form most of the northern boundary of the Caribbean.   

Contributor mamitagadventures used a combination of drone and ground camera footage to create this beautiful video record of a trip to the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean island nation.  The video covers three spots around the country, which shares the island of Santo Domingo with Haiti: (1) Punta Cana, a beach district on the island's eastern end; (2) Samaná, a province which covers a peninsula on its northern shore; and (3) Santo Domingo, the country's capital city, which lies on its southern shore.  

The Dominican Republic's Fortaleza Ozama was one of the first fortresses built by the Spanish conquistadoras.  It was constructed in 1502 (just a decade after the first Columbus Voyage) to protect the city of Santo Domingo on the south shore of the island, which was the first permanently settled colonial outpost in the New World.  Contributor Moises_Arias used a drone to create this spectacular bird's eye view of the fortress overlooking the Caribbean, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

One of the newer options for the ever expanding beach destination options in the Dominican Republic is the area around Punta Cana.  It's part of the province of La Altagracia, which covers the eastern end of the island.  Dozens of very large high-end resorts now populate the beaches of this point on the Caribbean coastline, near the very eastern tip of the country.   This drone video will give you a bird's eye view of this tropical paradise, now one of the fastest growing beach districts in the Caribbean.  

Top content creator and drone pilot Inigui attended a bachelor party at the Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic.  The resort was built out of a large sugar cane farm in the southeastern part of the country in the 1970's.  Inigui's drone video will give you a bird's eye look at this famous resort on the Caribbean, which was built by the Gulf & Western conglomerate and was designed by the famous designer Oscar de La Renta.  Its golf course is usually ranked amongst the top 50-100 in the world.

Contributor Genesis Reyes created this amazing video of Monte Cristi, a city in the northwest corner of the Dominican Republic on the country's northern (Atlantic) coast.  The city is the capital of the eponymously named province, one of the 32 which make up this island nation.  The video includes aerial footage of sailboats, unusual coastal cliffs, and stunning tabletop mountains.  Prepare to be amazed by the stunning bird's eye views of this less well-traveled part of the Dominican Republic.  

Saona is a small Caribbean Sea island which lies off the southeastern shore of the Dominican Republic.  Just over a kilometer (less than a mile) off the DR coast, Saona is a popular destination from other spots in the country.  As you'll see in this drone video by sh4rk1337, it's a boaters' paradise, its shallow beaches providing perfect spots for groups to tie their boats together and enjoy the tropical sun.  The island was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus, who landed here on his second voyage in 1494.  

Take an aerial mini-tour of the Dominican Republic's Samaná Province in this excellent drone video by first-time contributor henderlive.  On of the 31 provinces into which this island nation is divided, the territory of Samaná lies primarily on a peninsula which extends off of the northern (Atlantic Ocean) side of the DR.  With its interior largely mountainous, Samaná's long coastline on the Atlantic as well as the Bay of Rincón (which separates the peninsula from the "mainland") is home to numerous world-class beaches.

Top first-person-view (FPV) pilot JohnnyFPV teamed up with social media powerhouse Sam Kolder to make this highly creative film from the island nation of the Dominican Republic.   Watch as one of the world's top racing drone pilots puts his skills to the test flying around Sam Kolder, while Sam performs some pretty insane cliff jumps...It's cinematic FPV at its best, and all the more so for its stunning tropical location on the southern coast of this amazing country, the eastern half of the island of Santo Domingo.

Shot in black and white, this drone video by AirVuz contributor pedrobraulio will take you over the empty streets of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic while the country was under a community quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Caribbean island nation reported its first case on March 1, and by late April it had seen over 3,000 confirmed infections and nearly 200 deaths from the virus.  Effective as of March 19, under the orders of President Danilo Medina, much of the country became subject to strict social distancing measures.   

Take in these marvelous drone views of the Dominican Republic by AirVuz contributor Mac Sealy.  The video was filmed in various spots in the northern part of the country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.  The specific locations featured in the video include Guzmancito Beach, just west of Puerto Plata; the municipality of Esperenza, in the interior province of Valverde; and the Isabel De Torres National Park, which is located just to the south of Puerta Plata.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone. 

AirVuz contributor and pilot rkmaerial brings us this fantastic drone view of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.  The city lies on the southern (Caribbean Sea) coast of this island nation, which occupies the eastern side of an island it shares with Haiti.  While the city is one of the oldest European-settled cities in the Western Hemisphere, the video flies was shot over the more modern parts of Santo Domingo, which is the center of a metropolitan area of nearly three million.

Contributor Travel Droner flew his drone over 2 km (around 1.3 mi.) across Samaná Bay in the northern Dominican Republic to capture this epic view of a tiny island resort run by Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts.  The island is called Cayo Levantado, but it goes by another name: Bacardi Island.   The tiny islet, which sits between the  Samaná Province and the mainland, is used by the spirits giant to film commercials.  Watch the video and you'll understand what caught Bacardi's attention! 

While the Dominican Republic is primarily associated with beaches and seaside towns, the fact is that it has a fairly sizeable interior.  Much of its land area of just under 50k square km (about 19k square mi.) is actually nowhere near the water, and much of it is covered in mountains.  In this drone video by content creator and pilot Oscar Flores, you'll get an awesome aerial view of the area around a town called Constanza.  It's located near the geographic center of the DR, in the La Vega Province.

Dominicus Beach lies in the southeastern part of the Dominican Republic, just west of the peninsula which is covered by the Parque National Este.  It's more or less due east from Santo Domingo, the country's capital city.  Dominicus Beach is known for having some of the best diving waters in the country. One of the finest hotel properties in the area is the Bayahibe Dominicus Hotel, which is operated by the Wyndham chain.  You can check out this all-inclusive resort from above in this drone video by sh4rk1337.  

Check out these fantastic drone videos from the Dominican Republic, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Mac Sealy.  The video features footage from the following locations, all of which are located on the northern side of the island (which is shared with Haiti to the west):  the Samaná Peninsula; Puerto Bahia, a town on the northern side of Samaná Bay; and Calle De Valle, which lies to the south of Samaná Bay.  The northern side of the DR lies on the Atlantic Ocean, whereas its southern coastline is on the Caribbean Sea.  

Check out this stunning scene from the northern interior of the Dominican Republic, compliments of contributor dronandnord.  It's a stunningly blue river which drains a portion of the mountains which cover much of the center of the island.  This is near the town of Moca in the Espaillat Province.  The province is part of the Cibao region, which covers much of the northwestern DR up to its western border with Haiti.  With its mountainous interior and at times prodigious rainfall, the DR is a heaven for river-lovers.  

The long beaches of the Dominican Republic aren't just for sunbathers, surfers, and jetskiers.  First person view (FPV) pilot Buho got out with his long-range TBS Crossfire racing drone to create this FPV video skimming along the sands of the beautiful island nation.  The video was shot around Punta Cana, a newer-vintage resort area which is situated near the eastern tip of the island.  Incredibly, he was able to shoot this with a 100 milliwatt video transmitter, quite small given the range.  

With its mountainous interior partly covered by rainforests, it's not surprising that the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic has a substantial hydropower resource.  In this drone video by Oscal Flores, you'll get an aerial view of the reservoir for one of the country's most important dams.  The Bao Dam is a very large  embankment dam on the Bao River in the Santiago province, which lies in the west-central part of the country.  The reservoir powers one of the country's largest hydro plants.  

Here's a stunning aerial view from the Samaná Peninsula in the northeastern Dominican Republic, compliments of contributor Travel Droner.  While Samaná was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage in 1493, Las Terranas is of considerably more recent vintage - it was only founded in 1946.  Now it's a highly desirable beach destination, especially since the completion of a new highway down the length of the peninsula in 2012 greatly shortened driving time from Santo Domingo.  

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic is one of the top resort properties in this subtropical paradise of the Caribbean Sea.  The hotel is located near the northern end of the Punta Cana resort zone at the eastern end of the island, facing the Atlantic Ocean.  In this drone video by AirVuz contributor Nareg, you will get an aerial view of this 4.5 star property, which boasts almost 1.8k rooms and no fewer than 13 swimming pools.  It's also a short drive from the Cana Bay Golf Club and Punta Blanca Golf Course.  

Contributor and pilot Oscar Flores brings us this beautiful drone video of Sosua Beach in the Dominican Republic. It lies on the country's northern shore, about a half hour drive east of the town of  Puerto Plata.  Its relatively sheltered waters provide for some of the best sailing in the country, and its underwater sea life makes for some great snorkeling and scuba diving.  It's just a short distance from the Gregorio Luperón International Airport, the main airport for the northern part of the DR.

Here's a beautiful drone's eye view of an idyllic town in the Dominican Republic, compliments of Travel Droner.   It's called Santa Bárbara de Samaná, and it lies on the north shore of Samaná Bay, a body of water created by the Samaná Peninsula which juts out from the DR's northern coast.  It lies just a few km/mi. southwest of Playa Rincón, which lies on the opposite (north) side of the peninsula and was the last stop of Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World.  

Check out these epic first person view (FPV) drone views of the surfing scene in the Dominican Republic, compliments of AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot bosstalkpro.  The video was filmed at the El Encuentro surfing lodge in Cabarete, roughly in the middle of the DR's northern (Atlantic Ocean) coastline.   The video shots how FPV drones are cutting new ground in giving us the ability to experience fast-moving action sports.  This video was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in July of 2023.  

The Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic covers the eastern side of the country, which shares the island of Santo Domingo with Haiti.  It is a small peninsula at the country's eastern tip.  Amongst its most legendary beaches is Bavaro Beach, which sits on the northern side of Punta Cana, facing the Atlantic Ocean.  The beach was recently named by Coastal Living as one of the world's top 25 beaches.  You can check it out from a bird's eye perspective in this drone video by content creator ad pilot BE:73 Aerial.

Here's a sunrise-to-sunset aerial view of a well known beach area in the Dominican Republic, compliments of contributor droneandord.  It's called Cabarete, and it lies on the country's northern (Atlantic) coast in the province of Puerta Plata.  The Puerta Plata province has been growing as a tourist destination for the last few decades, with travelers attracted to its white sand beaches and the stronger surf of the Atlantic Ocean compared to the Caribbean (southern) part of the country. 

Check out this beautiful drone video of a well-known beach in the Dominican Republic, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot rkmaerial.  Boca Chica Beach (Playa Boca Chica) is located in the town of the same name, about 30 km (around 18 mi.) of central Santo Domingo on the country's southern (Caribbean Sea) coastline.  The area was first developed early in the 20th century by Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos, a leading DR businessman and politicians who established a series of sugar plantations here.  

Check out this fantastic drone video from the Dominican Republic, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Carlos Morillo.  Shot using drone footage (including first person view (FPV) drone footage) as well as ground camera shots, the video was filmed in Galeras, which is located on a peninsula which extends off the northern shore of the island into the Atlantic Ocean and forms (to its south) the Bay of Samaná.  The area is famous for its beautiful palm beaches, which you will see in abundance in the video.  

The island nation of the Dominican Republic is known for its beautiful beaches, bevy of resorts for all price ranges, and lush, green golf courses. Located in the Caribbean Sea, its terrain is made of rainforests, savannah, beaches, and highlands. Contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot JZFPV brought his racing quad out while on a trip to the tropical country and created this cinematic 4K, FPV flight. The flight was good enough to land him on our FPV Pilots to Watch list in May of 2019.

Contributor and pilot Thedroneexperience used a DJI Inspire drone to create this spectacular video of Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic. The video was shot over a four day trip to the island.  Located on the northeast coast of the Samaná peninsula, Las Terrenas offers kilometers of protected coasts and beautiful virgin white sand beaches, surrounded by tall palm trees and multicolored fishing boats.  This once-isolated part of the country is now becoming a popular tourist destination.  

While the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic is best known for its beaches, its mountainous interior is in many ways even more spectacularly beautiful.  In this drone video by Oscar Flores, you'll get a beautiful aerial view of the mountains near the town of Jarabacoa.  It's one of the larger towns in the province of La Vega, which sits near the geographic center of the country.  The area is known for its tropical rainforest landscape yet moderate temperatures due to its elevation. 

Samaná is a province on the north coast of the Dominican Republic.  It's actually a peninsula which juts out to the northeast from the "mainland".  It lies on the Atlantic ocean, on the line connecting Miami with San Juan, Puerto Rico, which marks the southern leg of the Bermuda Triangle.  Samana Bay is a prime spot for whale watching when thousands of humpbacks converge during mating season.  Contributor Genesis Reyes used a drone to create an amazing aerial video of this idyllic spot in the DR.