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Swimming with Wild Orcas in Norway (incredible encounters)
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2023
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Episode 858 | Filmed January 2023 | Tromsø, Norway
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎
00:00 the Winter Whales of Norway
01:54 Day 1: ship tour
06:36 Day 2: finding humpback whales
11:56 Day 3: SWIMMING WITH ORCAS
18:19 Day 4: breaching whales
21:13 Day 5: Swimming with orcas
25:06 Polar plunge in the Arctic
28:07 Bloops :)
When you told us about going on this trip we were so excited for you.. I’m so happy to see the adventure came to life. What an experience!!! 🐋🤩🥹👏👏 just incredible. You’re so brave hahahaha I mean the orcas are one thing but THAT COLD WATER IS SOMETHING ELSE LOL HOWWWWWW?!!!!
Love your adventures 2!!!
so true! you guys are amazing tooooo!! 💕
I was on the same trip with Waterproof from the 3rd to the 10th of November 2022!💙
Most amazing experience of my life but very cold! You have A LOT of layers under the dry suit but next time I will bring the clothes that you charge overnight that keep you toasty all day🔥🥰
Love your videos from Norway😍
I started crying as soon as you were underwater. Seeing orcas like this. Insanely beautiful and magical. Thanks for making adventures like this accessible to the whole world.
Me too! So excited to try and get there in the next couple of years! Saving up as we speak!!
ME TOO!!
It happened to me too! Surreal
I can't help but notice how much the Orca's didnt care about them.
crying is crazyyy
I truly believe there is not any other channel that compares to Kara and Nate. These videos are edited and made so well, the music, the drone shots, just everything makes me love this channel more and more. Kara and Nate are some of the most kind hearted people on the platform and every Saturday morning I wake up and see what crazy thing you guys have planned. Love yall.
Someone should make a video compilation of Nate saying “this is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen in my entire life” through their years of travel😂
I loved the video btw, as usual❤
True, but not many places can compete with Norway 😍
yes and a compilation of kara saying this is the best day of my life! 😂
Haha yes! And don't forget the best food they ever had!
Believe me, these places are only beautiful for some time 😂 But after a long time, you will feel that you are destroying your life
I thought the same thing!
This is one of my dreams! Swimming with Orcas and to see the Aurora Borealis from the Arctic circle. What an amazing experience for you both!
You can tell Kara and Nate are truly living their best lives when in nearly every video they make Kara says “this is the best day of my life”, it’s so sweet
I think I’ll just start saying that and see what starts to happen😊
@Mona😂
This is literally my dream. Absolutely incredible!
That whole experience must have been breathtaking with the orcas. Wow. I loved hearing their noises. The way they move is so graceful and beautiful.
OMG!!! After following you guys for about 3 years, I believe this is BY FAR the most beautiful, intense, emotional and perfectly crafted/edited video you guys have put out there for us to enjoy!
KARA & NATE reloaded is ON FIRE and it’s here kicking a*s!! From the very beginning with that amazing intro through the very end… WOW! This is absolutely next level cinematography from any content creator I’ve ever seen.
And yet, the EMOTIONS! I could feel like I could touch everything from my phone screen. Mesmerizing 💙
I literally couldn’t stop crying while gasping for air with my jaw in the floor😱 the entire time between Mins 10 and 20.
God bless you guys!!!! Thanks for inspiring people from the bottom of your hearts and with your genuine energy and hunger to live this life to its fullest. All the best!🎉
Kara's complete joy and eagerness to get into the water that first almost-swim...lifted up my heart. And Whoa! Those orcas are amazing.
I'm just gonna call it in advance.....I think this will end up being your most watched video of 2023. It's hard to top this kind of experience and you did a phenomenal job capturing it. Also, it needs to be mentioned that your video editor is doing her job SO WELL! The clip choices with the audio clips were placed perfectly! Great job Brooke (I think that's your name). There was a major change in video quality when Kara and Nate hired a dedicated video editor and that should notngo unnoticed. Not that Kara wasn't doing a great job but it's evident that making videos is an art form for you Brooke!
Nate looked like a kid in a candy store talking about swimming with the whales. You guys are so brave. I'm literally crying watching how beautiful this experience was.
For someone who's never been outside Kenya,Kara and Nate make virtual travels insane🔥🔥 this was out of this world 😍😍😍
Agree just magical holy mooolyy❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The way Kara is excited, I'm here for it
So true, apart from I’ve only ever been to France, no, I live in the UK
It would be great if they dedicated time to freeing all the captive otcas!!
@M g like 99% of the ones in captivity can not be released. This has been said by multiple organizations multiple times.
That shot when Nate first jumped in was the absolute perfect shot. The 2 so graceful and in sync with their movements. Absolutely stunning, guys. What an experience! So happy 2 guys from my hometown are getting to experience the entire world like this. Seeing how excited Nate was and Kara's tears made it so emotional for me as well. Loved this.
This was truly amazing, I never knew I needed to swim with orcas, but now I do. You guys always take the best trips & really inspire all of us to step out of our comfort zones & experience life to its fullest 🎉
Yes! Thanks for bringing us along! This was truly awesome - what a scenic landscape and what an experience with the orcas and whales! Incredible! Thank you and keep it coming! :)
omg im so proud of you guys for doing this! the moment you guys took a video of moving away from the boat to dive with the orcas...i was so excited i almost cried, and when you guys saw all the orcas...i cried.
WOW! Kara and Nate this is absolutely incredible. The quality of this episode was insane and its so beautiful to see how far you've come... Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Love from Iceland!
I love waking up and knowing that a new Kara & Nate video will be uploading on a Saturday Morning. This is one of your most cinematic videos. I felt like I was watching a National Geographic movie.
We are honored to be a part of your Saturday routine 🤗☕️🤍
Same
SAME! The editing was absolutely incredible! 👌
Right!!! I thought holy cow, this is going to be an amazing video!!! So professional documentary like AND it’s a half hour!!! So good you guys! It brought tears to my eyes ❤
It’s Sunday man, you’re living in the past
Agh, this one had me in tears. How incredible! Thank you for taking us along!
Insane! Been watching you guys for a few years now, and I'm consistently wowed at the adventures you all embark on. (Sad to have not gotten to do the Italy vespa tour or the Nashville 1 million followers trips) You take travel vlogging to a different level. Wouldn't be surprised if travel channel or nat geo doesn't pick you up one day for your own show. That said, orkas can be so aggressive - I'm surprised they let people dive with them!
Have been watching your videos since the beginning and this might be my favourite one yet. Keep living the dream guys!
The cinematic scenes and the content are incredible.
That was amazing! And as awesome as you all swimming with a orcas, I think the best part was Kara saying I’m leaving you and you having to tell her she’s going the wrong way. Too funny.
Great video guys! I hope you are safe doing these kind of videos. I think I speak for everyone saying we would equally enjoy watching Kara laughing eating fancy food or something too
WOW. I just need to say how beautiful your filming style has gotten. Those opening drone shots were just beautiful too.
Also for every 90s kid that was OBSESSED with Free Willy...thank you. This was beautiful and I literally cried seeing all the Orcas and hearing them. Definitely one of my fave Kara and Nate videos of all time. ❤️
This video rekindled my childhood love for Orcas (and also because of Free Willy).
90’s kid over here 🎉 Free Willy was my jam! 😊
....well....that orca in free Willy who was release found his was to the coast of Norway ....were he spent his last time of life. He got quite some attention and people jumped into the water and played with him. It was a bit further south than the area you saw in the video.
This was…EPIC! Wow! What an incredible experience! Thank you for taking us along the journey!!
My mind is blown with this footage!! Definitely now a bucket list item for my travels. As an amateur photographer, I’m speechless with the footage and wished I was there for my own shots
Wow! I love Orcas! This trip has long been on my bucket list. I would swim with them in a heartbeat. Thank you for sharing your journey!
This may be one of your best videos yet! It is absolutely beautiful! The excitement from the instructor and the excitement from Kara the first time you got in the water and swam with the orca's had me in tears! Thank you for taking us with you on this incredible adventure!!! Lots of love from LeClaire, IA! ❤
That was the most excited thing ever. I tired up immediately like I was there with you. Thank you for sharing that with us. I love the ocean and the beautiful creatures inside of it. Thank Thank you!!!
I love Kara's spirit. I've been watching for six+ years and she's always having the best day ever, whatever situation she's in.
It’s wonderful to see, and always makes my day better. Even if things are going wrong and she gets a nice coffee or food she’ll go “wow this is the best day ever” 😂
There should be a compilation video of Kara stating "this is the best day ever!" and Nate stating "this is the best day of my life." LOL
@flutecf I need that so badly!! 😂
💯 agree ❤️❤️
I mean its their job to be positive, no one would watch the videos if they just said "this sucks" all day lol
That was phenomenal you guys! Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing that incredible experience with us! ❤
Wow, what an amazing trip! I never get sick of watching you guys! Glad to hear the dry suits worked. We are headed to Iceland to snorkel in similar suits and I was nervous about that until watching this video--thank you for the piece of mind and wishing you both safe and happy travels always!
What a wonderful journey...swimming with orca whales. Kara and Nate, you have such awesome travel experiences.
Y'all will have a lot of fun stories to tell your future children and grandchildren. ❤
What an amazing experience that had to be. Something that few will ever get to do. Thanks for sharing it in such an awesome way and making us feel like we were there with you.
Orcas have been my favourite animals since I knew they existed and truly I can’t thank you enough for this video, I cried the entire way through. The filming is outstanding and I’m so glad you got to experience this ❤❤❤
Guys this intro was so cool! The whole video we felt all the emotions with you, you captured it all so well -WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
Can’t wait to see the four of you together!
i was hopping to see you guys here too!
Can’t wait each week for your videos. Love u guys!!!!❤
For sure
What a beautiful video! I think it’s my favourite so far. The cinematography is gorgeous, the orcas are majestic and the scenery is magnificent!
I don’t normally comment on anything, but you guys, literally I am tearing up because of how beautiful of a moment that was swimming with those orcas. Thank you for providing this content.
Incredible video. Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us and filming / editing / hosting so beautifully! 💖⚡️love from LDN, UK 🙏🏼
Wow this is epic!!! Amazing job! I don't think I could do those rough waters and deal with the cold at the same time. My hat goes off to the both of you.
I felt everything after Kara’s “O my gosh”. I cried it was so beautiful! I watch every video for the laughs and cries. And now we’re trying to learn Nate’s travel hacks 😉
This video made me realize that broadcast quality is no longer the bar. Kara and Nate are now THE STANDARD to measure all others.
The cinematic quality, the story quality, the emotional quality, the energy & excitement... I'll coin the term, Buchannon Bar!
LOVE YOU GUYS! 🥰🥰🥰
Absolutely remarkable. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures. Every trip you have taken me on is highly appreciated. ❤❤
Your videos are getting better and better. The slow opening with cinematic footage was really good!! And, of course, the storytelling was as always on the top! Great job!
I have watched all your videos and this is the most beautiful video you guys have made. The filming was so beautiful and the editing and story telling was amazing. Really great work! ❤️
This is so amazing, it literally made me cry!!! Especially after seeing Kara right after swimming with the orcas. Thank you both for giving the world the gift of watching your beautiful adventures.
Wow, the photography and presentation is so wonderful in this video- your best ever. We were lucky to see Orcas off the coast from Bremer Bay in Western Australia, but swimming with them is just taking things to an amazing level. Thanks so much for sharing.
this video was so beyond beautiful. i’m not sure why it made me so emotional, but the moment you got in the water i bursted into tears. they’re just such magnificent creatures and the way you were able to see them in their own environment was just incredible
Same!!! 🥰
That happened to me too 😭💓
What a blessing, you got to hear whale song, right in the water with them! Amazing😊
Oh my gosh, same here!! 😭❤
Yes! Same. The video almost felt like a meditative video. I feel so at peace after watching. Go team K&N!
This. Kara and Nate. This video is phenomenal! Absolutely loved the shots, the editing and the storytelling.
I was not expecting to immediately tear up as soon as you went under water. Your excitement and elation radiated through this video and I was so excited for you! I can't imagine how magical this must have been in real life! WOW! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
Of all your adventures this was by far the most epic in our opinion! WOW WOW WOW! Gio had tears in his eyes watching as you entered the water with the Orca. This is a bucket list item for us too. BRAVO!!!
What a treat! The sheer excitement and joy like kids that Nate had... You too Kara, but Nate was hilarious 😂 Such a rush! Love, love, love this guys 💘
Kara & Nate, thank you for this inspirational video to Tromso!!! All but the baitball, that is the all inclusive bucketlist trip!!! I was born a military brat born in Oslo, and left as a baby, but I claim Nordic blood! But since I'm waiting for heart surgery, I have been living thru you both for years. But this video has put light (possibly Aurora) back in my dreamy future!!! I will do this trip for my birthday next January, and be as giddy as you both if not more!!! And hearing the orcas Kara will flood my mask with happy tears!!! Hope you experience Mother Aurora dancing huge colors! Ps. NOAA has a forecast of Aurora, set it for Tromso!!! Thank you both😍🌊🩵💙🐋❣️💗
I can't even imagine how magical this experience must have been in person, but I think I got a pretty good idea from this masterpiece of a video. I literally cried when the orcas first came into view under the water. Thank you Kata and Nate for everything you do, and for sharing it all with us
That's when I cried too! It was just so cool and beautiful.
I thought I was the only one 😂
What an amazing experience!!! Actually swimming with such majestic creatures and the breathtaking beauty of nature!! Thank you for taking us along
this video was absolutely incredible!! wow such a magical experience! love you guys xx
Amazing! Orcas are the most magical creatures on Earth! I’m very envious of your experience! 😊
I love how Kara stands in the lounge like a little kid it was so funny and sweet
Whale watching is one of my most favorite activities anywhere - I live in Boston and have been on ~20 whale watches here, and also seen whales in California, Alaska, and Hawaii. But I never got in the water with them. Wow, wow, wow! Thank you for sharing this awesome experience - and doing it very beautifully. You are so joyful, and it’s totally contagious!.
This is not just a travel channel ....This is a cultural documentary that makes me appreciate our planet and I will support this channel till I'm an old woman. 👍👍🥰🥰
I agree❤❤❤ these two are amazing how they not only capture, but study the environment
Absolutely phenomenal! I'm so glad we get to experience it through our screen, my heart opened so wide, I felt the orca's love so strongly ❤️
Nate and Kara ILYSM for sharing these breathtaking moments with us!
What an amazing trip!!!! Thanks for taking us along. You are living life to the fullest!
Just spent 30 minutes, happy tears flowing. Thank you for allowing us to experience this with you!
What a long way you’ve come…. I remember watching you for the first time in Tokyo because I was curious about capsule hotels and have been binging you every so often! What an experience this was!!! My little 5 year old Free Willy loving self was crying happy tears for you guys!!! 🎉🎉🎉
I have watched every one of your videos from the very beginning and this one deserves an award! From the dramatic intro to the amazingly beautiful cinematography, I felt like I was watching a movie instead of a vlog. Well done Kara & Nate….and editor👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. You’ve really reached a new level with this one!
Just saw your IG story and realized that Kara did the editing….AMAZING🤯
OMG! This is amazing! I just returned from Antarctica and on the last day, on the last zodiac cruise, Orcas came up to our boats to check us out and I thought nothing could get better than that, this video proves it's possible to have a more amazing encounter!
I just stumbled across your videos yesterday and so glad I did. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing venture with us.
The editing was pure gold. Thank you so much for all the emotions, you guys are AMAZING! ❤
Thank you for this! I absolutely love your adventures and this made me so happy!
It’s so weird and cool to see people experience something that is just totally ordinary for us locals. It honestly opens our eyes and makes us realize how awesome it really is. 💙👏🏼 (Not that we normally go swimming with orcas… But we’ve seen them every year and never really thought about it).
When Nate's on the deck talking about how he's never been this excited in awhile, I think it's the first time I've seen him act like Kara, that excited, child like, happiness. It made me watch this whole video!! So cool you had a dream come true during this trip!!
Hi
I feel like there is a noticeable quality difference in this video. It looks amazing! Especially the intro clips. Absolutely amazing! This video made me cry. The experience you two had is truly incredible. I am beyond envious. This video is my favorite you two have ever posted, and I've been a follower for a little while now. I just can't sing my praises of this video enough!
I’ve been wanting to go to Tromsö to see Orcas for years, but I had no idea you could swim with them 😱 This is my dream! I need to book a trip NOW! 😍
The scenes of the orcas literally made me cry. Thank you so so so much for capturing this
i cannot describe how envious i am! i keep coming back to live vicariously through you two! this is my dream! idc about anything at all in this life, except for swimming with orcas! im doing this in the next couple years and i cannot wait! this vlog is one of my favourite things ever!
Another stellar production. Loved everything about this one; the location, the topic, the scenery. Knocked it OUT OF THE PARK! I have said this before, but the quality of the photography is outstanding - some of the highest caliber work I have ever seen. I feel like I am watching a professionally produced documentary. I could feel your energy throughout the video and I must admit that my own emotions were quite high as this is a dream of mine as well.
Keep doing what you are doing - this is GREAT!
Literally shed a few tears, this was beautiful! Orcas are so enchanting. I’m so happy that you both shared a form of this experience with all of us!
Literally same. The footage was otherworldly ❤.
I cried the second I saw them. They are truly my favorite animal.
Holy crap that is a lot of orcas!! You guys are so brave. I love watching and living vicariously through you! What an amazing experience.
Omg!! I have watched all your video's and this one made me tear up! What an amazing experience! So happy for the both of you! You guys are amazing and my husband an I will always watch your videos! Love you guys! 💜💜💜
Kara and Nate your videos are amazing but this one was just phenominal. The videography, the colour grading, you, everything about it was just to good
I literally had chills all over and tears in my eyes. Amazingly beautiful job documenting this you guys 🥹🥹 Adding this to the bucket list.
You guys are amazing storytellers. Thanks for bringing a much needed smile, giggle, awe and tear to a long travel day.
I live in Tromsø and love how you captured our beautiful part of the world! The light during this time of year is magical, I’m so glad you got to experience it!
First video I've seen of yours and I'm already subscribed. I came for the orcas and stayed for the contagious positive energy you both radiate, the well placed deadliest catch reference, and of course, the breathtaking cinematography.. every scene felt like something straight out of a documentary. Incredibly well done 🤍
You two seem like two angels in human form who God has granted a holiday on Earth for being such amazing guardian angels ❤️
The moment you jumped in the water with the orcas I felt tears come to my eyes. What beautiful majestic creatures!
What a privilege/honour to experience
As an orca lover and a Kara and Nate fan since 2018, this video is like a dream come true♥
I have no words only tears streaming down my face. My entire 54 years of life I have had a deep connection with whales but primarily Orcas. The jealousy is real but so grateful for u two allowing me to share this experience with u both is my blessing. Thank u both for all u have given me taking me along for ur ride. I truely love u both!!!
Probably my favorite episode of Kara and Nate so far! The anticipation was so high! The scenery was breathtaking! I love whales, they are so beautiful and peaceful! Kara, Nate you can totally have your own show on the National Geographic or the Travel Channel! You would be a big hit! I love you guys!!! 🤗❤
What an amazingly cool experience ❤️❤️❤️
Oh, how MAGNIFICENT! I am a successful artist, but my second love would be swimming with orcas and do research. What a magical expedition you are all having! 💙
This was one of my favorite videos you both have produced. I felt like I was there with you. Beautiful.
Thank you for taking us on this adventure!
What an incredibly magical experience! You guys get to do some pretty amazing things
For those who'll never be able to travel like you do , thank you for sharing these videos. They are truly wholesome. We are most grateful to you, nate, and your team
What a joyful video. I live in Norway, but have yet to see Orcas. It would really be a privelege to see them! True exploration is not the land it covers but the journey it inspires!
thanks Kara and Nate , I had a long day at work and after watching your expedition video I started smiling. love you guys a lot. keep posting and we will travel through your lens :)
Wow that first clip of you in the water with all of those orcas swimming together literally gave me chills. Amazing opportunity I’m so glad you shared with us. ❤