Salta
Drone photo & video · Cafayate
In short
Drone photo & video in Cafayate starts at $260: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Cafayate, and 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 7 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose drone photo & video in Cafayate?
Ruta Nacional 68 runs for 72 km through the Reserva Quebrada de las Conchas on its way into Cafayate, between red sandstone walls 60 to 90 million years old. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Cafayate and works across Salta all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Garganta del Diablo, Quebrada de las Conchas, the window to aim for is late afternoon, when light reflects deep into the gorge. The session runs 60 min and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Cafayate look like?
The typical session runs 60 min across two locations: we start at Garganta del Diablo, Quebrada de las Conchas and move on to El Anfiteatro. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does drone photo & video in Cafayate include?
- 60 minutes on location, with the time in the air set by batteries, wind and light
- 25 edited aerial photos
- A 1-minute edited aerial film with licensed music
- Flown by a pilot who carries third-party liability insurance, with the drone declared to the Registro Nacional de Aeronaves
- Photos and film delivered within 7 days
Permits at these locations: Garganta del Diablo, Quebrada de las Conchas: No entry fee published by the province; inside the Reserva Quebrada de las Conchas visitors keep to marked paths, and fires and chipping or painting the rock are prohibited El Anfiteatro: Inside the provincial reserve created by Ley 6808 of 1995; no photo permit is published for a private visit, and the reserve's rules on paths and fires apply Los Castillos: Seen from Ruta Nacional 68 and its lay-bys; the formations are fragile, and the tower known as El Titanic, near km 19, has already collapsed Bodega El Esteco and Patios de Cafayate: A private winery and hotel; the walk-in wine bar opens from 9:30 to 18:30 and other visits need booking, so any professional shoot is agreed with the estate first
FAQ — Drone photo & video in Cafayate
Drone photo & video in Cafayate: what time should we book?
For a session at Garganta del Diablo, Quebrada de las Conchas in Cafayate, aim for late afternoon, when light reflects deep into the gorge. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Cafayate?
At some Cafayate locations, yes: Garganta del Diablo, Quebrada de las Conchas (No entry fee published by the province; inside the Reserva Quebrada de las Conchas visitors keep to marked paths, and fires and chipping or painting the rock are prohibited); El Anfiteatro (Inside the provincial reserve created by Ley 6808 of 1995; no photo permit is published for a private visit, and the reserve's rules on paths and fires apply); Los Castillos (Seen from Ruta Nacional 68 and its lay-bys; the formations are fragile, and the tower known as El Titanic, near km 19, has already collapsed); Bodega El Esteco and Patios de Cafayate (A private winery and hotel; the walk-in wine bar opens from 9:30 to 18:30 and other visits need booking, so any professional shoot is agreed with the estate first). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Cafayate?
If lightning, a severe-weather alert, or a closed park, road, lake crossing or beach makes the planned Cafayate location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Cafayate?
A session in Cafayate is delivered within 7 days, in a private online gallery: 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film, downloadable at full resolution from any country.