Drone Videos of Canyons

The Grand Canyon on the Colorado River in the Southwestern USA state of Arizona is the world's deepest canyon, with a maximum depth of amost 2,000 meters (over 6k ft.).  The giant gorge also gets many votes for being the most visually stunning.  Especially at sunset, and ESPECIALLY when filmed aerially with a drone.  If you have your doubts check out this drone video of one of the most iconic scenes in America.  Thanks to contributor and drone pilot Lexern for serving up this spectacular video of one of the USA's natural wonders.  

Here's an amazing drone's eye view of Namibia's famed Fish River Canyon, compliments of contributor XG121.  Located in the southern part of the country near the South African border, it's created by the Fish River.  The canyon is about 160 km (around 100 mi.) long, and up to 550 meters (around 1.8k ft.) deep.  It's the largest canyon on the African continent, and appears near the top of most authoritative lists of the world's top canyons.  Its accessible via a hiking trail, one of the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa.  

Top contributor and pilot Dronetrip has graced AirVuz with a stunning bird's eye look Verdon Gorge in southeastern France.  The canyon runs up to 700 meters deep (about 2.4k ft) for a length of about 25 km (40 mi) in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.  Formed by a Durance River tributary, it's considered one of the most stunning canyons in Europe if not the world.  In this video, Dronetrip's DJI Mavic Pro drone beautifully captures this amazing natural marvel which is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of Europe.

Copper Canyon is one of the great natural treasures of Mexico. Situated in the northwestern state of Chihuahua, it's actually a system of six connected canyons formed by six different rivers which drain the nearby mountains into the Gulf of California.  The main canyon is traversed by a railroad, construction of which took over four decades due to the challenging conditions.  Award-winning contributor PostandFly created this incredible drone video of the magnificent canyon and its train line.

Charyn Canyon is one of the natural wonders of Central Asia.  It's located in the southeastern corner of Kazakhstan, about 200 km (around 120 mi.) from its largest city (and erstwhile capital) Almaty.  Created by the Charyn River, the canyon runs a length about 80 km (around 50 mi.), and it reaches a maximum depth of about 300 meters (just under a thousand feet).  Seen here in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor dronogrom, the canyon is known for its colorful rock "sculptures" caused by erosion of its red sandstone.

In this video, contributor and drone pilot Badios takes his "Greece Has Soul" aerial film series to Vikos Gorge, a famous canyon in the Pindus Mountains of northern Greece's Epirus region.  He uses a drone to film Katerina Soldatou twirling on a tightrope over the great chasm, which has a maximum depth of about 500 meters (over 1.5k ft.).  While the claim is not universally accepted, Vikos is considered by some to be the "steepest" gorge in the world as measured by the ratio of its depth to its width.  

The Chicamocha Canyon was created by the Chicamocha River in north central Colombia, in the Santander and Boyaca provinces.  With a maximum depth of 2k meters (about 6k ft) Chicamocha Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon.  Contributor Scienceoftravel used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create an amazing aerial view of this spectacular piece of South American geology, one of Colombia's top tourist attractions.  It's located about 55 km (around 35 mi.) from the provincial city of Santander.  

Gab707 is one of the top first person view (FPV) pilots on earth.  He's participated in multiple seasons of the Drone Racing League, and his long-range FPV mountain surfing videos from the Swiss Alps are the stuff of FPV legend.  In this video, he tackles one of the world's most famous canyons: Waimea Canyon in Hawaii, sometimes known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.  Situated on the western side of the island of Kauai, the stunningly beautiful canyon has a maximum depth of about 900 meters, or around 3k ft. 

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist montesinosdroneworld brings us this stunning aerial video of Mexico's Sumidero Canyon, one of the country's great natural treasures.  The giant gorge is located within Sumidero Canyon National Park in the southern state of Chiapas, near the base of the Yucatan Peninsula.   Formed by the Grijalva River, which flows through Chipas en route to its mouth on the Bay of Campeche (part of the Gulf of Mexico), Sumidero Canyon's walls are as high as 3.3k ft. (about 1k m).    

Contributor ChrisCross created this stunning drone video of a massive gorge in the Moldavia region of northeastern Romania.  Bicaz Gorge (Cheile Bicazului) was created by the Bicaz River, which flows on a southwards course into the Danube River and thence to a discharge point into the Black Sea.  One of the most popular rock climbing sites in Europe, it is situated near the border with the neighboring region Transylvania to the west.  The great canyon is now part of the Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park.

Contributor and pilot theStyleJungle created this amazing drone video of one of the most spectacular sights of New Zealand.  The Karangahake Gorge is situated on the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island.  It offers some of the best hiking in New Zealand, particularly the Windows Walk, which passes through old gold mining areas and over a suspension bridge.  The canyon was formed by the Ohinemuri River, which is a tributary of the Waihou River, one of the main waterways on the North Island.

New contributor Nikola Zindovic created this amazing wintertime drone video of Montenegro's Tara Canyon, the deepest river gorge in Europe.  Cut by the eponymous river, it's situated in the northern part of this Balkan country.  The maximum depth of the canyon is an incredible 1.3k meters (about 4.3k ft.), making it the deepest canyon in Europe and one of the deepest in the world.  The Montenegrin part of the canyon is within a national park and is one of the country's biggest tourist destinations.  

Check out this stunning drone video from northern Texas, compliments of top contributor ad pilot Feben Earth.  The video was shot at the Caprock Canyons, on the Texas Panhandle near the city of Amarillo.  Most of the canyons are part of  Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, the third largest of the Texas state parks.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro drone, the video was undertaken to promote the Love Your Texas Campaign in coordination with Texas State Parks and Wildlife. This video, was a DVOW nominee in May 2019

Behold this drone video of Peru's Colca Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of South America.  The canyon was created by the river of the same name.  The great canyon is situated about a two hour drive northwest of Arequipa, Peru, Peru's second-largest city and the principal urban area in the southern part of the country.  The canyon has a depth of almost 3.3k meters (about 10.7k ft.), making it the deepest canyon in the world and about twice as deep as the USA's Grand Canyon.  It is one of Peru's most-visited tourist sites.  

Contributor and Instagram phenom Dirka was one of the first drone pilots to gain a large following on Instagram; he currently has well over 200k fans.  He is a professional photographer and his drone videos reflect that background.  In this video, he sets up a group drone selfie flying backwards over the Columbia River Gorge in America's Pacific Northwest.  The  pull-out provides an epic view of the mighty canyon carved by one of North America's largest rivers, which divides the states of Oregon and Washington.

Top AirVūz contributor and drone pilot PinpinBobis used his DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create this stunning masterpiece of the canyons of Grand Canary Island (Gran Canaria).  Gran Canaria is the second-most populous of the Canary Islands, the Atlantic Ocean archipelago off the coast of Northern Africa which is part of Spain.  Gran Canaria is also called the "miniature continent" due to its unique variety of landscapes and climates. This video earned a Drone Video of the Week nomination in October of  2020. 

Moab Canyon is actually not a single spot but rather a series of canyons and related geological marvels created by the Colorado River in southern Utah.  Named after the biblical region of Moab in Jordan, the area around Moab Canyon has become a huge magnet for outdoors-seekers of many stripes, ranging from rock climbers to Jeep drivers, as well as for big-budget movie makers.  In this video, you'll get an aerial look at marvelous Moab shot on an EVO drone, produced by its maker Autel Robotics.  

Prepare to be blown away by this magnificent drone video of a canyon in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan.  It's known as the Fairy Tale Canyon, and when you watch the video you will see why.  Also known as Canyon Skazka, it's located in the vicinity of Issyk Lake, one of the other natural wonders of this amazing land astride the ancient Silk Road.  The spectacular rock formations (and the canyon itself) are a function of the highly unusual rock composition, wind, and water erosion factors here.  

Although it goes by several different names, Turkey's Karanlık Kanyon is definitely on the top five lists of many of the world's canyon-rankers.  Carved out by a major subsidiary of the Euphrates River (one of the ancient world's most important waterways), the canyon runs through a portion of Turkey's Eastern Anatolia region.  Top contributor and pilot Alp Karagule filmed this marvel by drone.  When you're watching this aerial video, you will appreciate the meaning of its name, which translates to "Dark Canyon".

American Fork Canyon lies in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah in the western United States, a range which constitutes the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountain range.  The canyon was created by the American Fork River, which runs through the bottom of the great gorge before discharging in Utah Lake.  Contributor and pilot Dewey Drone created this amazing aerial video of the canyon, which is home to the Timpanogos Cave National Monument.  It's also known as a very popular hiking spot.

While canyons are generally noted for their depth, there is something to being the world's widest canyon.  While there's no universal agreement on this point, it's generally believed that this title belongs to Capertee Canyon in southeastern Australia.  Located in the interior of New South Wales about a two hour drive from Sydney, the canyon follows the Capertee River.  Tim Harris created this drone video of the canyon (sometimes referred to as a valley) which is also noted for its bird life.  

Check out this stunning drone video of some spectacular natural scenery in western Iran, compliments of contributor and pilot ART 4 FACT.  The area covered in the video is a river gorge called Razianeh Canyon.  THe canyon lies in the Kabir Kouh mountains in Ilam, one of the westernmost of the 31 provinces which make up modern Iran.  The canyon lies close to Iran's border with Iraq, a heavily Kurdish region.  It's accessible from the city of Ilam, a short distance southeast of the provincial capital.  

Aareschlucht, or Aare Gorge, is one of the biggest canyons in the Alps region.  Situated near Bern in the central part of Switerland, the canyon was formed by the glaciation process rather than (as is more common) through the presence of a river.  Contributor Jannick_David used a DJI Phantom 4 drone to create this epic aerial video of the massive gorge, which is only about 1.5 km (1 mi) long.  The canyon is fully accessible by walkway, and it's one of the top attractions in this part of the country.  

Located only 70 miles from the most well-known canyon in the world, the Grand Canyon, Coal Mine Canyon is a remote gem in the southwestern United States. Bordering the Hopi and Navajo Indian Reservation in the state of Arizona, the canyon features brilliantly colored sandstone rocks.  Top AirVuz contributor and drone pilot tglass000 brings us this stunning drone video of this gaping gash in the earth. This video was selected as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest in March, 2019.

Bolivia's Palca Canyon is located near the capital city La Paz in the west central portion of this South American country.  The canyon is known in part for its stunning, multicolored rock formations.    Top contributor and pilot JTurner flew his DJI Mavic Pro drone around this expansive canyon, providing us with a spectacular aerial tour of a little seen area of this landlocked nation.  The canyon is located just a short distance east of Lake Titicaca, another top natural site in the Andes Mountains region.

Check out this stunning drone video of one of the most beautiful spots in the Caucasus republic of Georgia, compliments of content creator and pilot Andrey_stepanaov.   Birtvisi Canyon is located in the province of Kvemo Kartli, which occupies a portion of southern Georgia.  The gorge was created by the Algeti River, which flows through it.  The canyon is home to a well known medieval fortress which is almost natural - ie, most of the structure was created by the limestone rocks of the canyon.   

Top AirVuz contributor FreD ./. brings us this magnificent drone video of Iceland's famous Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon.  Located in the southern part of the island, this canyon was formed by glaciation; the Fjaðrá River, which runs through its bottom, did not actually create it.  The 1.2 mi. long (two km) gorge has a maximum depth of about 330 ft. (100 m). Easily accessible from Iceland's Ring Road, Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon was (famously) used to film a wildly popular music video by pop singer Justin Bieber.  

Contributor and pilot Drone in Art create this spectacular aerial video of Fortaleza Canyon in Brazil.  Not to be confused with the city of the same name in the northeastern part of Brazil, Fortaleza Canyon is situated near the southern end of the country, in the state of Rio Grande du Sul.  The canyon is part of the Serra Geral National Park.  Fortaleza Canyon is one of the more prominent spots in Southern Brazil that are attracting the interest of adventure-oriented travelers and eco-tourists around the world.  

The Snake River Canyon is one of the most famous gorges in North America.  Carved by the Snake River, the canyon reaches a maximum depth of 150 meters (400 ft.) and is as wide as 400 meters (about 1.3k ft.) over its roughly 80 km (5 mi.) length.  Famously, the canyon was the site of one of the 20th century's greatest stunt attempts: Evil Kneivel tried to jump the gorge with his Skycycle X-2 rocket powered "motorcycle" in 1974; the jump failed (and the rider nearly killed) when the parachute inadvertently deployed.  

Voted the top outdoor attraction in Sant Esteve de la Sarga on Trip Advisor, Mont-rebei Gorge is a sight to behold. The canyon is located in the Province of Lleida in the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain.  The area is a bit inland  from the Mediterranean Sea, in an area of foothills sometimes referred to as the Pre-Pyrenees.  Contributor and pilot Clouds Trip shows us his adventure kayaking and hiking through this magnificent canyon, replete with incredible rock formations.  Don't miss the group dronie at 1:25! 

Taroko Canyon is one of the best known natural sites in Taiwan.  It lies in a national park which sits in several counties in the west-central part of the island.  It is sometimes referred to as Marble Gorge, in reference to the large supply of marble in the area.  The area was originally designated as a national park by occupying Japan in the 1930's; when the island was taken over by the Chinese Nationalists in the late 1940's the park status was abolished, and subsequently reinstated in the 1980's.  

Check out this spectacular drone video of a canyon in a remote region of southern Peru, compliments of contributor 14tooth Films.  The Lost Canyon (El Cañon de los Perdidos) is located in a desert area in the department (state) of Ica, which lies about 2/3 of the way down the length of Peru, between the departments of Lima (to the north) and Arequipa (to the south).  Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro drone, the video beautifully captures the magnificent, other-worldly landscape in and around the canyon.

Top contributor and pilot FergTas created this stunning drone video of a canyon on the island of Tasmania in Australia.  The area is called Leven Canyon, and it's a gorge created by the Leven River in the northern part of the island.  The canyon is about 300 meters (980 ft.) deep, one of the deepest in Australia.  It's not far from the river's mouth on the Bass Strait, the body of water which (since the end of the last glacial period about 10,000 years ago) separates Tasmania from mainland of Australia. 

Contributor Sjoerdbracke used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this epic video of one of China's most famous canyons.  The Zhangjiajie Canyon is in a national park of the same name in Hunan, an inland province in the southeastern part of the country.  Giant quartz pillars sprout from the canyon floor, some of which are over 1k meters (almost 3.6k ft.) high.   It's one of the top tourist destinations in southern China and was a shooting location for the 2009 film Avatar, the all-time movie box-office champion.

Check out this drone video of a well-known canyon in eastern Turkey, compliments of contrent creator and pilot Serdar SEN.  Karanlik Canyon, which translates roughly to "Dark Canyon", runs across two districts of Erzincan, one of the provinces of the Northeast Anatolia region. The 25 km (16 mi.) long canyon is up to 1k meters (3.3k) deep.  The canyon is created by the Karasu River near its source; the river is one of the main tributaries of the Euphrates, one of the most important waterways in Eurasia.  

Take in these stunning drone views of a canyon in Southern France, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Laurent Paris.  Formed by the Var River, the Gorges de Daluis runs for six km (just under four mi.) from the commune of Guillaumes in the north to Daluis in the south.  With a road running down the west side of the gorge (which runs through 17 tunnels), the canyon is popular with motorcycle riders, rafters, and canoers; its stunning rock formations also attracts bungee-jumpers.  

Check out this beautiful drone video of a famous river canyon in the mountains of northern Georgia, compliments of contributor JerzDrone.  Tallulah Gorge is formed by a river of the same name in the North Georgia Mountains, part of the Appalachian chain.  The canyon is 3 km (around 2 mi.) long and up to 300 meters (1k ft) deep, and features a series of waterfalls.  One of the official Seven Wonders of Georgia, the gorge and falls were used to film a portion of the classic 1972 thriller Deliverance. 

Top contributor and drone pilot probeat1 brings us this spectacular aerial view of a famous river gorge in Switzerland.  It's called Viamala, and it lies along a stretch of the Hinterrhein River (a Rhine tributary) in the Canton of Grisons.  Going back to Roman times, the narrowness of the gorge represented a serious obstacle to approaching two different key mountain passes in the region.  In the 18th and 19th centuries, a series of infrastructure investments have made the gorge useable for both foot and wheeled traffic.  

For a second upload to AirVuz, new contributor and drone pilot John_W13 takes us on an aerial tour of Cheddar Gorge, a limestone canyon in County Somerset in South West England.  The largest canyon in the United Kingdom with a maximum depth of 450 ft. (137 m), Cheddar Gorge was formed by Ice Age glacial runoff.  It's also famous as the 1903 discovery site of the remains of Cheddar Man, the oldest intact skeleton ever found on the island of Great Britain.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone.    

Check out this drone video of a beautiful mountain gorge in Japan, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot nahtempest.  Shogawa Gorge is a canyon created by the Shō River in the Toyama Prefecture of western Honshu.  It's part of the Shogawakyo Valley, a popular getaway destination about 340 km (around 200 mi.) west-northwest of Tokyo and a somewhat shorter distance north of Nagoya.  The video, shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone, captures the natural beauty of the canyon in the winter months.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Luiz Gerbase brings us this stunning drone video of a well-known canyon in the southern part of Brazil.  It's called Itaimbezinho, and it's located in Aparados da Serra National Park (one of Brazil's first national parks) on the border of the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.  The canyon is about 4 mi. long (around 6 km) and is up to about 2.4k ft. deep (around 720 m).  The canyon's name derives from the words "cut rock" in the native Tupi-Guarani language.  

Check out this stunning drone video of a canyon in the mountains around Santiago, Chile, compliments of contributor nuclearcl.  It's called Cajón del Maipo, and it's situated in the southeastern part of Greater Santiago, near the middle of this large South American country.  The canyon was formed by the Maipo River, a major waterway that drains a portion of the Andes and supplies water to Chile's most populated areas.  The canyon is surrounded by some of the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Pavlo Glazkov created this beautiful drone video of three canyons on the North Atlantic island of Iceland.  The first is called Þakgil; it is situated near the coastal town of Vik, close to Iceland's southernmost point.   The second featured canyon is Fjaðrárgljúfur.  Located near the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur a bit to the northeast of Vik, it's probably the country's best-known canyon.  The third spot is Stuðlagil, a canyon located in east-central Iceland which is far less accessible.  

Spain's Red Canyon (Cañon Rojo, Rambla de Barrachina) is one of the (largely undiscovered) natural treasures of Teruel, the southernmost of the three provinces of Aragon in the north-central part of the country.  Seen in this drone video by AirVuz contributor Paco Ferrando, the canyon is visually distinguished by its reddish-brown shale rocks.  The canyon is a short drive southwest of the province's namesake capital city, near the town of Villaspesa.  The entire region is part of the Iberian System chain of mountains.  

AirVuz contributor mikereidphotography brings us this outstanding drone video of Iceland's Thórsmörk Canyon, one of the natural (and largely undiscovered) wonders of this North Atlantic island nation.  Located on the southern edge of the Highlands, the beautiful but difficult-to-access mountainous region which covers much of the interior of Iceland, the canyon is accessible by road.  However, it does involve a trip of over an hour on largely dirt road after leaving the paved comfort of Route 1 (aka the Ring Road).

Hell's Gorge (Barranco del Infierno) is one of the natural and cultural treasures of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands.  Seen in this outstanding drone video by contributor belogaev_art, it's a ravine located near the town of Adeje in the southern part of the island.  Access to the gorge, which features both Tenerife's highest waterfall as well as an array of caves which were once inhabited by the indigenous Guanches, is highly restricted - only 300 visitors are allowed daily, all of whom are required to wear helmets.  

Take in these stunning drone views of a canyon of the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey, compliments of AirVuz contributor Esra Kaya.  The canyon is located on a bend in the great river near the town of Sulak in Şırnak Province, which lies along Turkey's southeastern borders with Iraq and Syria.  The Tigris River is one of the two great waterways (along with the Euphrates River, which runs to its west) which defined the historical region of Mesopotamia, considered the birthplace of civilization.  

Contributor BaliDroneProduction ventured far from home to create this amazing drone video of two of the most spectacular areas of Central Asia.   Issyk-Kul is a large saline lake in the eastern part of Kyrgyzstan.  Almost 180 km (about 110 mi.) long, it's the seventh deepest lake in the world.  Charyn Canyon is a 90 km (about 55 mi.) long canyon in the southeastern corner of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan's eastern neighbor.  Formed by the river of the same name, it is considered one of the world's great canyons.

Take in these views of the Gorges de Daluis canyon in Southern France, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Antonio06.  Formed by the Var River, the canyon runs for about 6 km (around 4 mi.) in the Alpes-Maritimes Department between the towns of Guillaumes and Daluis.   Shot with a DJI Mavic Mini drone and supplemented with ground footage, the video captures the red sandstone cliffs which overlook the canyon, as well as the former railway bridge Pont-de-Gueydan, now a popular bungee-jumping spot.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner DroneProduction.ru brings us another stunning drone video from the Caucasus Mountains area of Southern Russia.  This video was filmed in Chegem Canyon, which is just north of the main range in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, one of the provinces of the North Caucasus Region.  The steep, narrow gorge is lined with spectacular rock formations, as you'll see in the video.  The canyon's namesake river flows on a northerly route away from the mountains, before turning east to join the Baksan River.      

Contributor and drone pilot Rikk08 created this amazing aerial mini-tour of Namibia in southern Africa.  In addition to some amazing shots of the Namib Desert and the beautiful Atlantic seashore, the first part of the video will give you a very rare look at one of the world's most well known canyons.  Fish River Canyon is in the southern part of the country, along the South African border.  Carved by the river bearing the same name, with a maximum depth of 550 meters (over 1.8k ft.) it's the deepest gorge in Africa.