MUST-SEE VIDEOS (2025)

Explore Scotland's Isle of Skye as it's covered by early winter snow, compliments of AirVuz contributor Rob Bates Photography.  The video opens with shots of the Quiraing, a "landslip" rock formation on Trotternish, the island's northernmost peninsula.  At the :39 mark, you'll see the Quiraing's "Needle" rock pillar.  At 1:29, you'll see Mealtfalls, a waterfall (also on the Trotternish), which drops directly into the sea over a cliff.  Just after 2:00, there's a beautiful shot looking between two of the island's mountains.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this stunning drone video from the Chinese province of Guizhou, which lies in the southwestern part of the country.  The video opens with shots of the Jilong Castle Country Club on Wanfeng Lake, a four star resort.  Most of the rest of the footage was filmed in and around the ancient town of Zhenyuan, which lies to the northeast of the Jilong Castle in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, an administrative division covering a portion of southeastern Guizhou.  

Explore Osaka, Japan from above in this excellent drone video by top AirVuz contributor 21Aerials.  The video opens with a shot looking towards the Abeno Harukas tower complex, which stands 984 ft. tall (300 m) and is the tallest skyscraper in Japan's third-largest city.  Starting at the :39 mark, there's a great nighttime timelapse shot flying over the center of the city, which lies in the Kansai Region of southern Honshu and is the center of the Keihanshin region which also includes the nearby cities of Kyoto and Kobe.  

Top contributor mikereidphotography brings us this stunning drone video of Sydney, Australia.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3, the video opens with a long shot flying southwards towards the Central Business District, with the Harbor Bridge on the left.  This shot ends at about the 1:20 mark with a great view of Crown Sydney, the city's tallest skyscraper as of 2025.   In the next shot, filmed at dusk and starting at about 1:24, you'll be flying north and facing east, with a reveal of the Opera House at about 2:15. 

AirVuz contributor DanielDrone123 used a DJI Mini 4 Pro drone to create this excellent video of Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.  At the 1:05 mark, there's a shot looking up the Aare River towards the Gothic Bern Minster, Switzerland's tallest cathedral, which dates to the early 15th century.  At :33, you'll get a nice view of the Federal Palace of Switzerland (the Bundeshaus); the green-domed building is the seat of the national parliament and was built in stages during the 19th century.   

Former DVOW Finalist 21Aerials brings us this excellent drone video from Los Angeles, California.  The video opens with a shot looking west towards downtown over the Sixth Street Viaduct, which spans the Los Angeles River near the Arts District.  At the :26 mark, you'll see Venice Beach, and startings at :34 there are a series of daytime/nighttime timelapse shot over the city's legendary freeways.  At 1:24, there's a shot of downtown from the northwest.  Other highlights include the canals of Venice (1:36), Echo Park (2:02), and more.  

See some of the highlights of southern Italy in this excellent drone video from AirVuz contributor koszoandras_photography.  The video opens with a beautiful shot of the harbor of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius in the background.  At the :05 mark, you'll see the Piazza del Plebiscito, the main square of Naples, followed by a view of the Castel Sant'Elmo, the hilltop fortress overlooking the city.  Starting at 1:30, you'll head to Pompei, the ancient ruins site located southeast of Naples, on the other side of Vesuvius.   

Check out these stunning drone views of Italy's South Tyrol province, compliments of Santiago.  Somewhat confusingly, South Tyrol is the southernmost of the two provinces which make up the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region in the northeastern part of the country.  The province is covered almost entirely by the Dolomite Mountains, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and which feature peaks of up to about 11k ft. above sea level or around 3.35k m.  The Dolomites extend into the neighboring Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist mikereidphotography brings us this fantastic drone video of Seattle's famous Space Needle.  Filmed on a foggy day at sunrise, the video features some great shots of the observation tower popping up through the clouds, with the Downtown core behind it (to the south) and snow-capped Mt. Rainier off in the distance.  The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair; when it opened, it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.  It stands 605 ft. tall (184 m).  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Majd Saaida brings us this stunning drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  The Dolomites are a sub-chain of the Southern Limestone Alps.  Featuring peaks of up to about 11k ft. above sea level (around 3.35k m), the Dolomites are known for their distinctive gray carbonate rock formations and sharp ridges.  They are spread over several provinces in Italy's Trentino-Alto-Adigio, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video from San Francisco, California.  At the :16 mark, there's a great view of the Financial District, with the Transamerica Pyramid (the city's tallest from 1972-1917) in the foreground and Salesforce Tower (the tallest as of 2025) in the background.  From there, it's on to the Golden Gate Bridge, and at :58 (and again at 1:29) there's a twilight view of the Financial District, with the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge off to the left.  

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known monument on the northwestern coast of Spain.  It's called the Virgin of the Rock (Virxe da Rocha), and it's located atop a small mountain overlooking the town of  Baiona in Pontevedra, one of the four provinces which make up the Galicia region in the northwestern corner of the country.  The monument was completed in 1930, following a two decade contruction period.  The monument stands about 50 ft. (15 m) high.    

Ride along with top AirVuz contributor salva.tours for this marvelous first person view (FPV) drone exploration of the coast of southern Portugal.  The video was filmed near the town of Lagos, one of the main cities of the Algarve region that covers the southernmost portion of mainland Portugal.  One of Portugal's top tourist destinations, this area is famous for its stunning cliffs, giant offshore rock formations, and semi-hidden cove beaches, all of which feature prominently in the video.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner davetke2002 brings us this stunning drone video from the famous Serengeti of Tanzania, Africa.  The video was filmed over mingling herds of zebra's and wildebeest, both of which are native only to eastern and southern Africa.  The Serengeti covers about 12k square mi. (around 30k square km) in the northern part of the country.  It is the home of the world's largest annual animal migration, which typically encompasses over a quarter million zebra's and roughly seven times that many wildebeest. 

Multiple DVOW Finalist benhawkinsalive used a DJI Mavic Pro 3 to create this stunning aerial video of the coast of Cornwall, England.  The southwesternmost county of England, for centuries Cornwall has been synonymous with British seafaring culture.  The video was filmed during the course of a winter storm, for which the Cornish coast is also famous.  If you watch the slow-motion shots demonstrating the power of the waves crashing into the shoreline, you'll understand why Cornwall's coast has been the scene of thousands of shipwrecks. 

AirVuz contributor VeronikaChi brings us this excellent drone video of Canada's tallest lighthouse.  The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse is located near the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.  Constructed in 1858, it stands 112 ft (34 m) tall, making it visible up to 28 mi. (44 km) away in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  Automated since 1981, it's been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada as well as a Federal Heritage Building by the Canadian government.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video from Cape Town, South Africa, one of the world's most beautiful cities.  Teh video opens with a shot of Lion's Head, a prominent mountain just west of central Cape Town.  At the :13 mark, you'll see the city's Atlantic Ocean coastline, and at :18 there's a nice nighttime shot of the city's skyline.  At :38, you'll see the Cape Wheel, just east of Green Point Park, and at :43 you'll see Cape Town Stadium, the city's largest.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this spectacular drone video from the French region of Brittany.  The video opens with a shot of the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse in the town of Plougonvelin near Brest, at the western tip of the Breton Peninsula.  At the :13 mark, you'll see the great fortress-monastery of Mont Saint-Michel, on the border with Normandy.  Other featured locations include the Ploumanac'h Lighthouse on the Pink Granite Coast (1:04), the Petit Minou Lighthouse near Brest (1:40), La Vieille Lighthouse (2:18), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video of Budapest, Hungary.  The video opens with a shot of the Liberty Bridge (Freedom Bridge), followed by a view of the nearby St. Gerard Sagredo Statue.  Starting at around the :12 mark, there's a stunning low light timelapse shot flying up the Danube River.  At :21, you'll see Buda Castle, on the western (Buda) side of the river, followed by the Ferris Wheel of Budapest.  At :47, there's a spectacular shot of the Parliament Building, on the Pest (eastern) Danube bank.

Enjoy these FPV drone views of Bosnia and Herzegovina, compliments of AnemosFPV.  The video opens with a shot of some horses running along the Panonian Plain in northern Bosnia, followed by some shots from the mountains.  Starting at the :25 mark, you'll see the medieval town of Mostar and its famous bridge ((Stari Most), across the the Neretva River, followed by a fly-by of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo.  Other highlights include Prokoško Lake (1:41), Blidinje Lake (2:00), the clock tower in the town of Travnik (3:14), and more.  

Check out this stunning first person view (FPV) drone ride along a ridge in the Spanish Pyrenees, compliments of AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot VictorLS1990.  Filmed in a single shot, the video will take you along the top of the ridge known as Serra dels Canals, descending all the way down to the Pantà d'Oliana reservoir (part of the Segre River) near the town of Oliana in Lleida, one of the provinces of the Catalonia region.  The mountains here are part of the Turp range, one of several chains which form the Pre-Pyrenees Mountains.