After 4 years of successful drone trips and listening to your feedback, I now have a more accessible formula as well. Most of my drone trips are 6-7 days and require more time and money. That’s why I’m happy to announce the 2nd edition of my drone trip to Malta. Tailored for those who want a taste of the big adventure, but want to start small. Malta is in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea and therefore easily accessible from a lot of European countries in just a long weekend.
With a small group of enthusiastic drone photographers we will create a mini adventure on the islands of Malta and Gozo. This is the kind of trip that will leave you wanting for more! 😍
Over the course of 4 days I will show you the best drone spots, help you to improve your drone photography through live workshops in the field and composition/editing workshops in our private villa. We’ll share best practices and tips in a small group of like-minded participants. And in general we’ll just have a lot of fun in one of the most historical locations in Europe.
Only 6 spots available! 🥳
Interested? Join my trip now:
Unfortunately the Malta drone trip is SOLD OUT for 2024! Fill out your details below to to get notified when the 2025 trip launches:
Malta drone trip 2025 in a nutshell:
- 6 people + myself
- 4 days of adventure on Malta & Gozo islands
- 07-10th OR 11-14th of June (4D/3N)
- 1 private luxury villa with pool & panoramic view
- With a private chef to prepare us some delicious Maltese food
- Sunrise & sunset drone shoots at the most epic locations
- Several small hikes*
- 1 boat tour to the Blue Lagoon at Comino island
- Drone photo workshops in the field
- Composition & Lightroom editing workshops at the villa
* moderate fitness is recommended 🥾
Our luxury villa on Gozo:
As usual on my drone trips, we’ll be staying in a beautiful luxury villa with pool and panoramic view. This private villa will be our home for the 4 days, so you can relax in all comfort in between the shoots, we can easily get together for the composition & Lightroom workshops and of course enjoy our chef’s delicious home-cooked meals every evening.
You’ll have the choice between a single room or a shared room (2 pax). Each room comes with a private en-suite bathroom.
Typical day:
In order to catch our locations in golden hour light, we’ll get up early every day. Usually during the day I have activities planned or one of the composition/Lightroom workshops. Here’s a typical day on the Malta drone trip:
- Rise and shine + prepare your breakfast
- 6:15: departure sunrise location
- Breakfast on the spot
- 9:00 back at the villa / activity
- Back-up & charge batteries / relax
- 13:00: lunch at the villa (self-service)
- Pool time or composition/Lightroom workshop
- 15:30 departure sunset spot
- 20:00: driving back in the dark
- Back-up & charge batteries / refresh / shower
- 21:00 dinner at the villa (private chef)
- Sleep
These timings are indications. We will be flexible to circumstances / opportunities. All locations / activities are optional, if you wish to skip one and sleep in, it’s your holiday ☺️
Malta drone trip pricing:
All prices are all-inclusive, meaning your transportation from Malta international airport (MLA), your accommodation (4D/3N), transportation during the week, outdoor activities, ferry fees, all food & drinks & snacks are included.
On top of that you’ll get daily drone coaching in the field and composition/Lightroom workshops in the villa from me personally.
Price: €1.600
- Shared room (2pax)
- Standard size single beds
- Shared en-suite bathroom
- Balcony w/ panoramic view
Price: €1.990
- Single standard room
- Standard size double bed
- Private en-suite bathroom
- Balcony w/ panoramic view
Not included: your own flight to Malta international airport (MLA).
Malta drone trip testimonials:
Already my 5th drone trip with Johan!
Although, I never know what to expect, at the same time, I do know what to expect. The usual: great efforts by Johan to bring a memorable experience and great accommodation with an above-average dining experience. On top of that, a great group of international pilots embarked on this journey with me.
The Malta drone trip provides a good mix of landscapes and architecture. This rewarding experience allowed us to hone our composition skills, spanning a range of subjects. Overall, this is a well recommended journey to have 👍
Irving Donaldson
Level up your drone skills with Johan
If you want to level up your drone skills, make sure to book a trip with Johan. You decide what you want to learn and Johan takes you by the hand and learns you all the ins and outs. The Malta trip was challenging due to the weather, but that made me learn a lot and has grown my confidence in flying in difficult situations. The flying locations were great and I brought home some amazing photos. The group was great, happy to have made some new friends as well! ☺️
Ellemieke Laman
A game changer for my drone skills!
Taking Johan’s drone trip was a game changer in my droning skills! I learned and improved so much on the Malta drone trip. Johan puts in a great deal of effort to pick the finest drone spots and the best villa for our learning sessions. Highly recommend for any skill drones to improve upon your photography skills with Johan’s great coaching! 💪
Krista Weber
I would certainly do it again 💪
When I booked this drone trip I was a little nervous, because my English isn’t super fluent and I was afraid I would miss a lot of what would be explained. Instead Johan and the whole group made me feel really at ease, giving me an experience that I will always carry in my heart. The weather was not always favorable, but this helped improve my confidence in extreme situations. I took some very nice photos and I’m sure I improved my awareness a lot. Would I do it again? Certainly! 💪
Mirco Peragine
Only wishing for more !! 😍
The Malta drone trip was amazing in all ways. The coaching of Johan gives you so much confidence flying and other skills, like looking differently to compositions, hand catching and landing, flying in the wind or from a boat, … Johan showed us a lot of nice spots to fly and the chef spoiled us with a lot of nice Maltese food. We had so much fun in this group, with people from all over the world, they became really friends for life!!
Even if Malta is the shortest of all Johan’s drone trips, it was perfect and I learned already A LOT. Only wishing for more !! ☺️
Wivina Trossaert
Interested? Join my trip now:
Unfortunately the Malta drone trip is SOLD OUT for 2024! Fill out your details below to to get notified when the 2025 trip launches:
Highlights of the Malta drone trip:
The islands of Malta and Gozo have many cool drone spots. To give you an idea, here are some of my highlight locations that we’ll definitely try to include in our 4 days together 👍 (click to enlarge)
FAQ drone trip:
- I'm a beginner, can I join this trip?
Yes, definitely. On every trip I get participants with different experience and skills, and I coach everyone on their own level. You need to be able to fly basic manoeuvres, the rest we'll learn on the trip, through my personal coaching, by learning from each other and through the composition workshops in our villa.
Regardless of your starting point, all participants go home with a much-boosted self confidence while flying the drone and can now fly under any circumstances.
- Do I need my own drone?
Yes, you are supposed to bring your own drone and fly your own drone. If you have a spare drone, it's always good to bring it as well. I will also bring a back-up drone in case something happens.
That being said, I guide the participants during all flights and it's very rare that a drone crashes or is lost. Really.
- What drones are supported?
I know pretty much all cinematic DJI drones by heart. Most often I see DJI Mavic 2/3 series, DJI Mini 3/4 series, DJI Air 2/3 series. More and more FPV drones as well, such as the DJI Avata 1/2 or the original DJI FPV.
Occasionally, participants also bring an Autel drone, which is completely fine. However I'm less familiar with their app and settings. In the end, it all comes down to the same thing though. So don't worry.
- Who is this Johan?
Hi there 👋 I’m a professional drone photographer and educator from Belgium. I’m always traveling around the world to create beautiful and creative drone shots. I love taking photos of spectacular landscapes and looking for cool topdown patterns. My Tatacoa Desert photo won the 'Abstract' category in the prestigious Aerial Photography Awards 2020.
I have worked with brands such as DJI and PolarPro. You can see my videos for the launch of the DJI Mini 3 in 2023 and more recently also for the launch of the DJI Air 3. Commercially I also work a lot with tourism boards and the best luxury hotels all over the world. Atlantis the Royal in Dubai was my latest big hotel project, where I was contracted as the director of aerial photography, spanning both drone photography - with the Inspire 2 - and helicopter shoots.
When I’m not traveling, I like to educate other drone photographers through my drone trips. It's already been 4 years since I launched my first drone trip to the Azores! And ever since, I've been building on this experience to create more unique drone trips for you.
Apart from drone trips, I also do 1-on-1 coachings and run the Drone Adventurers Community.
- Where are the other participants from?
My trips have really become very international. I attract participants from the USA, over Europe to Asia. I would say the majority is from Western and Central Europe though. Browse through my testimonials to discover the different countries!
Last time I checked I counted 24 different countries 😲
- Will I be the only female in the group?
Actually surprisingly, the majority of my participants are female. About 60% vs 40% male. So you will def. not be the only one. I love having a good gender balance, it makes for the most fun groups.
- Can I bring my partner?
No, I only accept drone photographers. No +1's. This is to ensure that the focus remains on the droning and learning aspect of the trip. And we can all nerd out about drones without any interruption or social judgement 😇
You are of course free to add some days before or after the trip with your partner, to explore the destination even more. I would even recommend that.
- What if I need to cancel my trip?
In the unfortunate event that you need to cancel your trip, reach out to me immediately!
- Before 3 months to departure: You have already paid your down-payment, which is not refundable.
- Within 3 months of departure: The 2nd and final payment has been made and is not refundable.
- If I still find a replacement for your spot, I will refund you 60% of the final payment and you can keep 60% of the down payment as a credit for a future trip.
Here are some drone photos from my recent trip to Malta and Gozo:
If you want to see more photos, check out my Malta drone photos album.