Hot Air Balloon Drone Videos

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot noahmalin earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist with this amazing video in which he flew his FPV drone from a hot air balloon.  Given the obvious safety issues, filming hot air balloons with a powerful FPV drone is extremely challenging and is only undertaken in tightly controlled conditions.  The results are spectacular though, as the speed and maneuverability of FPV drones compared to their gimbal-stabilized cousins permit a much more exciting style of filming.  

Get a unique perspective of the Italian city of Florence in this fantastic drone video by AirVuz contributor Alta Movie srl.  The video captures a group of hot air balloons as they float over the great Tuscan capital, the birthplace of the Renaissance.  The talented content creator was able to capture some epic shots of the balloons as they glide over some of Florence's most well-recognized spots, such as the Florence Cathedral, the Ponte Vecchio, and more.  This video was a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week in September, 2020. 

Cappadocia, Turkey is the believed to be the top worldwide destination for hot air ballooning.  The reason for this is primarily the other phenomenon for which this area is famous - its fairy tale chimneys, giant rock formations which are best appreciated from the air.  In this drone video, contributor AprilWed uses some epic editing techniques to make this fantastic drone time-lapse of the ballooning scene in this area of Central Anatolia, the region which cover much of the middle of the country. 

The Ural Mountains are traditionally regarded as the border between European and Asian Russia.  Though the peaks of the Urals are not as tall as those of the Alps range to their west, they are one of the most important geographical features in Russia and are incredibly rich in mineral resources.  In this video, contributor and pilot Vladimir Zhilko treats us to a beautiful drone video of hot air balloons floating in the clouds above the mountain range, east of which lies the great expanse of Siberia.

Top AirVuz contributor Valsoiapg earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this stunning video of a hot air balloon floating over the Italian city of Florence.  The video was filmed with a DJI Avata, a first person view (FPV) drone, which has much more acrobatic flight characteristics.  At the :14 mark and again at :40, you'll see the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone bridge which spans the Arno River in the heart of the city; it's considered one of Italy's greatest cultural treasures.  

Despite its sometimes-inclement weather and strong winds, hot air ballooning is quite popular in the United Kingdom.  Many of the world's top hot air ballooning pilots hail from the British Isles, and UK billionaire Richard Branson is a notable hot air balloon enthusiast.  In this video, AirVuz contributor and pilot Kevin Watkins captured some hot air balloonists flying in the early evening in the UK. The flying site is in Archway in southeastern England, not far from the capital city London.   

The valleys and plains of southern Spain make for some amazing hot air ballooning.  Balloonists are treated to epic views of some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Europe, a place of amazing cliffs and rock formations and distant snow-capped mountains.  It's not surprising that Spain punches well above its weight in the world of hot air ballooning.  Creator Hispadrone brings us this amazing drone video of a hot air balloon riding the air above this magical part of Andalusian Spain.  

When legendary first person view (FPV) drone pilot JohnnyFPV says he has a video that features his craziest FPV experience, you know it is going to be incredible.  In this epic and highly cinematic FPV freestyle video, he takes on the region of Cappadocia in central Turkey.   The area is famous for its fairy tale chimneys and the hot air balloons which fly over them, but you've likely never seen it from this perspective.  This epic, 4K, sixty-second piece is just a teaser for the full-length video he plans to release. 

San Juan Teotihuacán is an archaeological complex just northeast of Mexico City, Mexico. The once-flourishing pre-Columbian city links the famous sites of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun. Drone pilot PabloByrne used his DJI Mavic Air to fly amongst the hot air balloons which take tourists over the complex.  It's believed that the city of Teotihuacan was likely the largest city in the Western Hemisphere in the first half of the first millennium AD. 

Contributor and drone pilot Dang Cine put together this excellent aeria video of a well-known hot air balloon festival in the Vietnamese city of Huế.  Held in April, the even draws balloonists and spectators from all over the world.  Huế is one of the most important cultural centers in Central Vietnam, and one of the country's dozen largest cities overall.  Capital of the Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, the city was the capital of the Nguyen Dynasty until 1945 and was on the front line of the Vietnam War from 1945-75.

For a first upload to AirVuz, mzynfoce brings us this stunning drone video of a hot-air balloon in the Central European country of Slovenia.  The video was filmed near Celje, Slovenia's third-largest city.  The area is part of the region of Styria (not to be confused with the Austrian region of the same name), which covers an east-central portion of the country.  The landscape here is one which transitions from the mountainous terrain that covers most of northern Slovenia to the Pannonian Plain, also known as the Hungarian Plain.   

Check out this amazing drone video of some hot air balloons floating over southeastern Germany.  The video was shot as the balloons flew over and around the town of Bad Griesbach.  It's situated in the southeastern corner of Lower Bavaria, the easternmost of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria.  The town is just a few km/mi west of the Danube River, which marks the boundary between Germany and Austria.  The rolling plains and red-roofed buildings of the region make a perfect backdrop for the colorful balloons.  

AirVuz contributor nshabarkov brings us this excellent drone video of a famous fortress in Bulgaria. It's called Baba Vida, and it's located on the banks of the Danube River in Vidin, in the northwestern corner of the country.  Dating to the 10th century and built on the site of an older Roman fortification, it's the best-preserved medieval castle in this Southeast European country.  The fortification played an important role in the centuries-long struggles between Bulgarian, Byzantine, Ottoman, and other forces for control of the region.  

Here's an amazing drone video of a hot air balloon festival over one of Mexico's most important cultural sites, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Avemkite.  The balloons were filmed flying over Teotihuacan, the ruins of an ancient city located about 25 mi. (around 40 km) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.  Best known for its giant pyramids, Teotihuacan reached its height between 1-500 AD, during which time it became the largest city in the Western Hemisphere and perhaps one of the half-dozen largest cities in the world.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Omer Gokcen brings us this stunning drone video of the famous hot air balloons of Cappadocia, Turkey.  Located in the heart of Central Anatolia, southeast of the capital city of Ankara, Cappadocia has become famous for its "fairy tale" rock formations (into and atop some of which have been built dwellings and monasteries) as well as for the hot air ballooning scene (one of the largest in the world) which has built up to provide an aerial tour of these wonders.