Exclusive | You can now soar over the worlds most spectacular vistas and wildlife without ever leaving your couch

Talk about soaring to new heights.A wild concept has literally taken flight, allowing people to pilot drones over some of the most beautiful places in the world — from the comfort of their own living rooms.From South African wildlife reserves to the volcanoes in Iceland to Machu Picchu in Peru and Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, a California company called NatureEye will send a remote-controlled, autonomous flying device into the sky for an aerial tour — and hand you the controls.Users can book a half-hour time slot for just $95 — using their computer keyboards to call the shots with 360-degree control over the drone’s movement and camera, while an on-site guide serves as your local sherpa.The optics are so sophisticated that they can turn to an infrared mode for better spotting moving wildlife through the animals’ heat signatures.

“The idea is that if you can’t go there, you can at least send an avatar of yourself and have as much control over that experience as you can,” CEO Jonathan Duff told The Post, adding that the pandemic-era founded company was created to show people our beautiful planet while cooped up.NatureEye began as a team effort, collaborating with local drone pilots over the sites who would be willing to give guided tours of the region.Duff said pilots across the planet are so excited to get involved that the company is pitched a new location about once every two weeks.Antioch Reserve in South Africa, bustling with zebras, hyenas and buffalo, is one of the most popular spots — originally written in as a suggestion from a local pilot.Very quickly, NatureEye has become a powerful educational resource for students, as well as armchair travelers.“When I joined Nature Eye, I thought, ‘This is impossibly cool for kids,'” Duff, of South Africa, said.

“Imagine you’re studying geology or volcanoes, and then you get to go fly from your classroom over a live volcano in Iceland without having to leave and spend a fortune.”Continuing...