BristolBob Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 We have been Motorhoming for twenty years but thought this year we would tour Germany for the first time. We would love to hear from you if you have traveled round Germany. The best hints and tips always come from other travellers and any recommendations, good sites, must visit, avoid etc would be most welcome. Is it necessary to have a Low Emission Visa or do these only apply to big cities which we tend to avoid anyway and use public transport. Looking forward to hearing of your experiences. BristolBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 http://www.environmental-badge.co.uk/en/environmental-badge.htmlThis above link will get you details of German emmissions. but you can pick up the sticker in any large motor dealership in Germany for around 6e a lot cheaper than to site above .Get a copy of Reise Mobil Bord Atlas Deutschland either from Amazon or www.vicariousbooks.co.uk and a copy of CC Camping Card ASCI for out of season discounted campsites ,also from Vicarious books a French Aires Guide is also a must when touring " Over the Water ".We have only transversed through France / Luxembourg to Germany to tour the Mosel from Trier to Koblenz then Koln.There are other motorhomers who will give you plenty of help on the forum who have toured more of Germany than me just wait and see the response come flooding in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBob Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks for the prompt and useful reply. Very encouraging, I await further response with great interest. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Have a look through this posting, hope it helps you http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/General-Chat/Chatterbox/Germany/30235/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethebike Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Hi bob welcome to a fellow Bristolian ow bist? We have toured Germany several times in our motorhome and love it there. We have travelled down the Mosel valley from Trier to koblenz, it's really lovely loads of campsites or Stelleplatz. From Koblenz you can follow the Rhine valley which is equally lovely but probably busier and noisier. We have also been to the Black Forest staying at Lake Titisee also Lake Constance/ Bodensee is worth a visit we stayed near Lindau which is actually an island reached by a road bridge. Depending on how much time you have available you could go to Bavaria, visiting king Ludwig,s castles near Fussen, I can also recommend a visit to Hitlers Eagles nest near Berchtesgaden, be sure to visit the documentation centre in the car park . There are so many beautiful places in Germany I could prattle on for ages, if you like cities Dresden or Berlin are well worth visiting with campsites outside the emission zones and very efficient public transport to take you into the city. We have found the German people in the main very warm and helpful with of course the odd exception. If you need details of any campsites we have used pm me and I will do my best to help. David Klyne,s website at www.davidklyne.co.uk is an absolute mine of information about Germany he knows a lot about touring there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryW Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 If you haven't contacted the German tourist office yet then it's worth doing so, among other information they provide a free 360 page "Campsites and motorhome sites in Germany" . We had one 2years ago and have just received a new copy in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champstar Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Our first time abroad last year and we spent 2 months travelling Germany. Started with the Mosel which is nice but get a bit samey after a while. We travelled down the rhine and along to Wurzburg for the start of the Romantic road all the way down to Fussen at the Bavarian Alps. This was great with lots of lovely towns to visit and stay at. We used stell platz for all but one stop and on the whole found them good. Some free some pay. Get a copy of the Bordatlas it is a must for Germany. The Black Forest is also a wonderful area which we travelled and then back up all the way to where we started on the Mosel and a trip to Trier. We never saw a lot of UK vans only a handful and found the German people and motorhomers very nice on the whole. It is always best if you learn some phrases as you tend to get a better response than just expecting them to speak english. Everything seems to work and is on the whole clean and tidy unlike our experience (although limited) of France. Give it a go and you wont be disappointed. Fuel is more expensive than in France and very few big supermarkets that sell fuel. The supermarkets didnt accept credit cards but found Lidl and Aldi a bit more superior to the ones here. You might need a long electric cable to plug in at some stellplatz as the Germans seem to carry hundreds of metres!!!! Best to arrive mid afternoon at a stellplatz in the popular areas. Water seemed to be on a timer of say 4 mins equals 100l for around a euro and electric as well for around 1 euro per kw or for a fixed time of say 6-12hrs. Again so many variations. Most we found you needed 1 and 2 euro coins and very few were token based. Hope to have been of help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Germany is the 2nd Motorhome heaven after France, never short of anywhere to stop the night great scenery & towns. You need to do a bit of research on where you think you might like to visit, a forum search will turn up loads of info. The Moselle is Motorhome paradise, Stellplätze at nearly every village, flat cycle paths beside the river,. Bavaria for fabulous hill/mountain walking and of course Hitler' Eagles nest & Bergagarden. Islands of Rugen & Usedom for sandy beaches & flat cycling. As said earlier easy to pick up an emission sticker at any car dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 terryW - 2013-02-25 11:49 AM If you haven't contacted the German tourist office yet then it's worth doing so, among other information they provide a free 360 page "Campsites and motorhome sites in Germany" . We had one 2years ago and have just received a new copy in the post. They have announced a 2013 guide in this link http://www.germany.travel/media/content/presse/uk/2012_3/New_Camping_Guide_to_Germany.pdf but if you follow their links it takes you to this page http://www.freegermanyguide.com/ with the 2010/11 guide, (with other guides.) It may be better to order them by post until they change the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBob Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thanks to your all for your positive and informative replies. Have ordered our books from the Tourist Office and our Reise Atlas. Can't wait to get going. Thanks again. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bit late but I knew I had the website somewhere for the emission sticker.https://www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienstleistungen/feinstaubplakette.shop.en.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 We visited Germany about 3 to 4 years ago.Lovely country and in the main we had good weather.German food and wine a revelation and its also a good country for cycling. On the down side we found many campsites very crame.d.Yes I know its their way but I found it depressing in the end.You need a lot of cash as few supermarkets take cards.Maybe that has changed now.People lovely.Public transport excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 laimeduck - 2013-02-25 5:02 PM terryW - 2013-02-25 11:49 AM If you haven't contacted the German tourist office yet then it's worth doing so, among other information they provide a free 360 page "Campsites and motorhome sites in Germany" . We had one 2years ago and have just received a new copy in the post. They have announced a 2013 guide in this link http://www.germany.travel/media/content/presse/uk/2012_3/New_Camping_Guide_to_Germany.pdf but if you follow their links it takes you to this page http://www.freegermanyguide.com/ with the 2010/11 guide, (with other guides.) It may be better to order them by post until they change the link! The camping guide & other guide arrived by post yesterday - the 2010 version! :-( Still, better than nothing at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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