Visiting Gualaca Canyon

While staying at the Lost and Found Hostel in Panama's Fortuna Forest Reserve, we followed their advice and picked one of their recommended activities to do in the nearby area and spent a day exploring the gorgeous natural pools of Gualaca Canyon.

My mission while planning out my Central America trip was to make it as varied as possible, visiting both big cities and small towns, gorgeous beaches and remote forests. We started in Panama City before a snorkeling trip to Coiba National Park on the south coast. From there, we headed inland to the Lost and Found Hostel. Hidden into the forests of western Panama, the Lost and Found Hostel looks out over the Fortuna Forest Reserve and is a special place to spend a few nights.

My Central America trip covered five countries in five weeks; the first three (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua) with my partner Tobi and the last two (Guatemala, Belize) with Ina, one of my best friends from Salzburg.

Although it was a lot of work, I made daily vlogs on Instagram reels of every single day of my Central America trip which I branded "the backpacking series".

→ Check out my episode of the Backpacking Series of visiting Gualaca Canyon!