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Belgium by motorhome:
What to see, travel guide, map of a route and the 16 best destinations in Belgium.
A suggestion based on our 15-day motorhome trip to Belgium. A trip to Belgium with children. A family trip where we enjoyed discovering the lesser-known and more surprising side of Belgium.
What to see in Belgium? What do I need to know to travel to Belgium by motorhome? Which route through Belgium is better? What to see in Belgium with children? Where to sleep in a motorhome in Belgium?
We'll answer all these questions with our motorhome travel guide to Belgium. A suggested route through Belgium and Flanders, featuring 16 of the best destinations. Discover medieval cities, fairytale villages, magical forests, elegant landscapes seemingly frozen in time, and amazing cycling routes.
Flanders, the surprising Belgium route
Flanders is undoubtedly a land of legends, tales, and elegance. Without a doubt, it is one of the most historic and beautiful regions in Belgium, and I would venture to say in Europe.
But above all, it's a region where elegance, harmony, beauty, tranquility, and nature permeate the air. Today, it combines this peace with a thriving tourism industry, as its unique character makes it one of the most distinctive regions in Belgium and Europe.
An elegant, historic region with a medieval character. Perfect for visiting for at least a week.
We loved this trip to Belgium by motorhome, now it's up to you to discover it. Do not miss it!
Basic guide to travel to Belgium
Our experience: route and travel expenses in Belgium by motorhome
Summary of our trip to Belgium by motorhome
15 days in late July and early August.
Starting on the southern coast of Belgium, in De Panne, and going through the Flanders and Brussels region until reaching the province of Limburg, close to the Netherlands and Germany.
Undoubtedly, a route where we combine beaches, fairytale cities and towns, unique bike routes in the world between water and trees, castles and multiple activities to get to know Belgium beyond the typical tourist.
Expenses of the 15-day route through Belgium in a motorhome
In total, this 15-day trip we took in a motorhome through Belgium cost €2500, a cost for the four of us in the family.
Firstly, 800 euros is the cost of gasoline and tolls to go to and from Barcelona and travel on this route through Belgium
Then we have to add the costs of overnight parking areas, campsites, and parking lots , which totaled €192 . A high price considering we only stayed at one campsite and two paid parking areas along the entire route, but the parking fees in this case added up considerably.
Next, we added up the costs of visits and entrance fees to the different places visited. This cost €566. Following that, we had expenses for restaurants and hotels totaling €766.6. And finally, we had expenses for souvenirs, laundry, and supermarkets of approximately €300.
Also, remember that we go in our motorhome. Now, if you do not have a motorhome and you want to rent one, add about € 50-100 per day if you rent it in France or € 100-180 per day if you rent it in Spain approximately and that in the middle season.
The road map of Belgium by motorhome
Belgium cities and sites visited chronologically within our trip to Belgium by motorhome.
Days of the trip:
a) Day 1: De Panne, beach
b) 2: De Panne, the amusement park of Maya the Bee: Plopsaland
c) 3: Ostend, seals in the sea and James Ensor
c) 4: Witches
d) 5: Bruges and Damme
e) 6: Ghent
f) 7: Ghent
g) 8: Impressive castles: Gaasbeek and Beersel
h) 9: Brussels
i) 10: Rootselaar a bathing lake and bike routes
j) 11: Leuven
k) 12: The largest castle in Belgium: Alden Biesen
l) 13: Cycling route through the water in Bokrejik
m) 14: The impressive open-air museum of Belgian folklore
n) 15: Cycle route through the treetops in Bosland
The worst and also the best of our trip to Belgium by motorhome
- Nature combined with cyclist routes. Take beautiful bicycle routes through beautiful forests and canals
- Move around by bicycle through flat and safe bike lanes.
- Discover Flemish painters who have amazed us young and old
- The Belgian gastronomy with its chocolates, waffles, beer, shrimp croquettes, French fries with mussels, its tasty beef stew ...
- Excellent security that is breathed throughout the country
- See unique cycling routes in the world that pass through the water or through the treetops
- Boating along beautiful canals and rivers between elegant medieval towns
- All roads are free, there are no tolls
- Many activities designed for children and almost all museums are free for those under 18.
- The ice creams for Belgian children, Kindergarten, delicious and always gave them some little detail.
- The complications on the Belgian coast to park the motorhome, with many prohibitions.
- There are free motorhome areas in some villages, but few compared to France or other countries.
- In cities like Brussels there are few options to spend the night in a motorhome and they are very far away.
- The restoration in general is more expensive than in Spain and there are no menu options.
- That it's over so fast! 😛
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Our route through Belgium on the map: route through Belgium by motorhome
Click to see the information and details of the coordinates of each place we have visited during our route through Belgium in a motorhome, which you can also do by camper van or car for free.
Belgium what to see: The 16 best essential destinations on a route through Belgium in a motorhome, camper or car on your own
Belgium what to see: 16 essential plans
And finally, in this article, we tell you our 16 essential destinations if you travel to Belgium after our 15-day trip.
Therefore, you will see that these places are arranged in chronological order and by visit during our route to help you in your trip planning. Starting in the southwest and ending in the northeast of Belgium.
Finally, remember to click on VIEW for each destination and you'll discover what to see and do there, where to sleep in a motorhome, and some tips to help you on your trip to Belgium.
Our trip to Belgium in photos
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Olá, tudo bem? Fiquei com dúvidas about how / where to place or motorhome and what a carteira de habilitação can direct. Can you help me with these answers please? No more, I gostei a lot of tudo that li no blog. Obrigated by sharing experience.
I heard! Well, here is the manual for traveling in a motorhome that explains all these questões in details and much more. Here is the link, we love that you enjoy the blog, dear friend 🙂 In Portuguese: https://www.kucavana.es/pt/viajar-en-autocaravana/
Hello good, very good your information, I wanted to ask a question because in a month we want to go to Belgium, when it comes to refueling the motorhome, what are the cheapest gas stations?
Good Juan, Ester, as a general rule that of the supermarkets. A bit like here in Spain and France. The price is similar to France 🙂 We hope we have helped you, a hug and happy travel!
Hello, your trip is very interesting. One question, did you rent the bikes there or did you bring them from home? Thanks a lot
Hello David, they were ours, we brought them from home 🙂