5 Hours with Wild Mountain Gorillas (World's Best Wildlife Encounter?)

for 4 extra months of Surfshark!

This adventure has been on our bucket list since we got married over 10 years ago, so our hopes and expectations were through the roof! But we are so happy that it lived up to the hype. We truly can't believe we got to have this experience and are so grateful for the opportunity to take this trip of a lifetime! Thank you for watching. We hope you enjoy watching these incredible wildlife encounters :)

Episode 942 | Filmed October 2024 | Uganda

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Who are Kara and Nate?!

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” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)

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 back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we 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!

After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 9TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)

We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!

00:00 wild mountain Gorillas🦍
01:38 Rwanda road tri😍
05:57 Part 1: Chimpanzees😁
18:28 Part 2: First Gorilla Trek!!!!!
33:28 Part 3: Gorilla Habituation😳
52:27 Bloops😂

[anolalobo]

SOMEBODY OFFER THESE PEOPLE A CONTRACT TO MAKE been here for 8 years and it just keeps getting better. The second the video started my jaw was on the floor. The videography is next level quality! Kara and Nate pat your backs and high-five each other.

[jessieely]

I’m a personal care attendant. My young adult client loves when I turn on your videos. He’s non verbal, but is so engaged in the videos. Love it!!! Thank you for posting!

[eyvannavo]

The guides were awesome and made sure everyone is safe . They literally carried Nate and Kara.

[sadieme]

I can’t leave here without saying how wonderful the guides were and they’re beautiful smiles will stay with me.

[rogersmuyomba]

I'm a Ugandan-British and this video gives me goosebumps! ❤. I've been following you for more than 4 years.

[alexisvroom]

I’m a chimp keeper here in the US and it’s my life goal to go on this trip. I’ve devoted my whole life to caring and conserving chimpanzees and other primates. Thank you for such an amazing video of these amazing animals.

[pennydumond]

When you can't find anything you wanna watch and than kara and Nate post a 1 hour video

[stevenkeithcoulthard]

Is there an Oscars/Filmmakers Award for YouTube Creators? There should be… I nominate Nate Buchanan, man I was on the edge of my seat this entire episode. Stunning documentary!

[juliarogers]

Omg…priceless! I started crying from the moment you heard the chimps. Tears of absolute joy and love of nature. I was a wild life rehabber/rescuer for over 6 years in the states of Illinois and Indiana. It never escaped me what an absolute privilege it was being such an integral part of our native wildlife. What an absolute privilege for you both to have this opportunity to share moments with Primates ❤. Thank you for bringing this experience to your viewers. Feeling blessed and grateful ❤

[MadAxx]

All I know is I would NOT be walking around this forest in a tank top the day after finding a giant spider in my bedroom 😂 Kara, you are brave!! Lol!

[jennifermarie]

I noticed all the comments about the video being one hour and thought that was impossible. I was so engaged in this video which made the hour fly by! Absolutely stunning. What an unbelievable experience!!

[EuniceTess]

I’m a Ugandan travel vlogger so I wanna say thanks for showcasing my country.❤

[simplylinn]

The misunderstanding of the ”introduction” had me laughing out loud 😂 absolutely hilarious!

[KaitlynZacharias]

Favorite moment where I giggled! Kara saying to “I’m scared I’m going to reply in the wrong way & they are going to get the wrong message.” 😅😍

[NeedsARibbon]

Might be my favorite video of yours. Being a lifelong Jane Goodall fan, or more appreciation of her life’s work, this is what I wanted from about age 12. Being disabled, it is no longer possible. So thank you for taking us along on this journey.

[KimRusz]

When Kara and Nate are 80+ years old and looking back on all the amazing experiences they’ve had throughout their lifetime, I hope they can be so proud of everything they’ve accomplished and seen, because most of us will never get to experience 1/8th of the things they’ve done… but I am so grateful to live vicariously through their channel and enjoy each and every one of these videos like I’m travelling along with them 🌎 🙏🏻❤️ thank you for sharing all of your adventures!!

[austinmenzmer]

I genuinely have tears in my eyes realizing that this is the world I live in, even if I may never get to see these incredible and graceful creatures with my own eyes, thank you so much for doing the next best thing and sharing your amazing adventure!!!

[andreaantrim]

At one point Nate called the video an episode and that is just perfect. K&N is the best travel show/mini documentary I have seen! Keep these amazing episodes coming!!!

[helenemalenfant]

Just watched Phase 3. What an honour to have a virtual front row seat to this once-in-a-lifetime experience for you. I am so glad your excursion was successful and you had that ‘intimidating’ interaction with the silverback. I so so enjoyed the whole video but this last part for me was pure vicarious pleasure. My husband and I could never go on such a trip due to health issues but seeing it through your eyes was a delight. Thank you! ❤❤❤

[kamikaze]

this was surreal watching the gorillas. Looking into their eyes, it does feel like they’re staring into your soul and you can feel their connection. This episode was very special 🫶 thank you for taking us along.

Also hshahahahaa the story where the guide wanted you to do the introduction and clear your throat 😂😂 I’m dying laughing.