Highlands from Above

Award-winning contributor Fabio Knoll created this amazing aerial tour of the highlands of Lebanon.  Though a small country, Lebanon has an enormously varied landscape, with two parallel mountain ranges running down much of its north-south extent.  The highest mountains are in the northern parts of the Mt. Lebanon range.  The peaks here top out at a maximum elevation of around 3k meters above sea level (about 10k ft.).  This area is also home to Lebanon's six ski resorts, some of whose slopes are featured in the video. 

Nominated for Drone Video of the Week in April, 2018, this aerial showcase by contributor Alex Lockwood features the magnificent natural landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, the region occupying the northern and western reaches of this semi-autonomous region of the United Kingdom.  The focus of the video is a natural phenomenon somewhat unique to Scotland: mountain valleys known as "glens" which cover much of the area; it's a land of picturesque waterfalls, winding streams, mossy forests, and snow-capped mountains.

Explore one of the largest unpopulated areas in Europe from an aerial view with top content creator and drone pilot Siggizoom.  In this drone video, the Iceland native flies his DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro drones through the Mid-Atlantic Rift Valley of the Icelandic Highlands.  The Highlands are a series of plateaus which cover much of the interior of this North Atlantic island.  The drone footage he captured tells a tale of the volcanic and tectonic activity that has shaped this captivating landscape.

The Scottish Highlands, which cover the northern and western portions of the region, offer some of the most spectacular scenery in the United Kingdom.  In this video, contributor and pilot Ben Mars uses his DJI Phantom 4 Professional drone to give us an unforgettable picture of this land, including shots of the mountainous Isle of Skye and the area around the village of Dornie in Ross-shire.  This video was picked as a finalist in for the AirVuz Drone Video of the Week Contest in the Spring of 2018.

Contributor and pilot Brintonphoto created this stunning drone video of the Highlands area of Cape Breton Island in Canada's Nova Scotia province.  The Highlands are located in the northeastern part of the island, which is the easternmost part of the Maritime provinces.  The video was shot near the peak of the Fall season, and the colors are simply stunning.  The Highlands are considered to be an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain which runs down a portion of eastern Canada and the USA.

While the Philippines island Luzon is the country's most heavily populated, the vast majority of the island's population lives in the central part of the highland.  In contrast, the mountainous northern part of the island, which is home to some of its most spectacular natural scenery, is sparsely populated.  In this video by top contributor Jack Shirley, you'll get an aerial tour of the region, including some awesome bird's eye views of Sagada, Banaue, Buscalan, Tinglayan, Bugnay, and more.

Play North used a drone to create this stunning aerial view of Glenfinnan Viaduct, an important train bridge in Scotland.  It's located on the West Highland Line, which runs through the Shire of Inverness in west central Scotland.  Completed in 1899, its iconic appearance has made it a shooting location for multiple movie productions.  The most well known of these is the Harry Potter series; the viaduct has appeared in all four films in the series thus far and is often referred to as Harry Potter Bridge.  

In this drone video, top content creator and pilot Eaglewood Films explores the Icelandic Highlands in all its low-waving glory. Iceland has four major groups of highlands in the northern, southern, and central regions, and this aerial footage covers a range of their ethereal features.  Take an aerial hike through the enchanting highlands of this spectacular Nordic island nation, complete with ancient glaciers, hypnotizing aurora borealis, sleeping volcanos, and snow-capped peaks.

Contributor Theperspectiveexperiment created this beautiful aerial view of a famous glen (or valley) in the Scottish Highlands.  Glen Coe is in the western Highlands, just north of Argyll.  Glen Coe's profile has increased considerably since it became the ancestral home of MI6 Agent 007 in Skyfall, the 2012 installment of the James Bond series, the 25th in the series.  The video even shows the exact spot where Bond (played by Dan Craig) and M (played by Judy Dench) stand and look out over the valley.

Talented pilot Flying Horizons gives us a 4K aerial tour of both Scotland's Isle of Skye and the mainland Scottish Highlands via his DJI Mavic 2 Pro in this film, which was picked as a DVOW Finalist in April, 2019.  The video opens with some epic shots of Eilean Donan Castle, which sits at the intersection of three lochs and is one of Scotland's most famous.  Then it's on to the Isle of Skye (the largest of the Inner Hebrides islands) for equally epic views of its two most famous sites: Mealt Falls and the Old Man of Storr rock formation.  

Contributor Dang Cine used a drone to create this magnificent aerial tour of the Highlands of northern Vietnam.  The region, called Tây Bắc, consists of four provinces in the northwestern part of the country, near the borders with Laos and China.  It's a stunningly beautiful mountainous area, far removed from the jungles and rainforests of the lowlands.  The video was produced in connection with helping the 2016 Miss Vietnam, who hails from the area, go on to win the Miss World pageant in China.

Moors are a type of wetland which can occur both in the upland and lowland areas of Scotland.  In this video by contributor and drone pilot LKDWN, you'll get a drone's eye view of Rannoch Moor, one of Scotland's famous moorlands.  It is situated to the west of Loch Rannoch in Perth & Kinross, one of the Scottish council areas in the central part of the country.  Like many wetlands, the area is prized in part for its wildlife.  Famously, the moor is the sole natural habitat for the Rannoch-rush flowering plant.

The historic region of the Scottish Highlands are seen from a bird's eye perspective in this dramatic drone video by Drone Video Awards' winning pilot davidaguilar. He’s taken his DJI Mavic Air through this legendary area dominated by ancient mountain ranges, medieval castles, lochs, and glens. This cinematic, 4K piece features those incredible mountains, rivers, and lakes, as well as the magnificent looking rocks that dominate the Isle of Skye and the majestic castles of Glencoe. This video won DVOW in August, 2019.

See the famous North Coast 500 of Scotland by drone in this 4K film by pilot JoeriSmits. The 516-mile scenic route goes around the north coast of this northern region of the United Kingdom, looping around to begin and end at Inverness Castle. The route was created in 2015 to link many of the popular locations in the Scottish Highlands . This piece features some of the rolling hills, rocky coastline, and historic train tracks that make the area so famous. This video was a Drone Video of the Week finalist in November, 2019.

In this episode of the AirVuz Original series Aerial Traveler, you'll be taken to (and over) the famed Scottish Highlands.  The program features some of the most well-recognized Highlands spots in videos shared by members of the AirVuz community.  If you're thinking (or even dreaming) of planning a trip to this fabled region in the northern UK, you won't want to miss this narrated tour of places like the Isle of Skye; Eilean Donan, Kilchurn, Stalker, and Urquhart Castles; Glenfinnan Viaduct; Loch Ness; and more.