Germany has a dense network of campsites and dedicated motorhome stopovers, often with paid electricity, water and waste disposal.
Camper Rules Assistant
Build a country route and get compact allowed/do-not-assume/check cards for overnight rules, LEZ, tolls, documents and winter requirements.
Germany
Germany is friendly to motorhome touring when you use signed Stellplaetze, campsites and normal legal parking. Wild camping is broadly restricted, and city access can depend on environmental stickers.
Treat an overnight roadside stop as parking, not camping: keep awnings, chairs, steps and leveling gear inside the vehicle footprint unless a site explicitly allows them.
Private leisure motorhomes are normally outside Germany's truck toll system, but heavy or goods-use vehicles need a closer check before travel. Many German low-emission zones require a valid environmental sticker, and foreign vehicles may need to apply before entering.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a serious overland motorhome destination: temporary vehicle admission, remote navigation, water and fuel range, insurance, border or park permits and winter risk need planning before leaving Ulaanbaatar.
Outside Ulaanbaatar and main towns, plan like an expedition: long fuel gaps, limited repair options, uncertain water, rough tracks and weak mobile coverage.
Remote camping is common in overland practice, but do not assume every track, pasture, protected area or border zone is open to a motorhome.
Budget for fuel reserves, protected-area or border permits, city parking, possible guide support, recovery and vehicle paperwork rather than tolls alone. There is no simple national low-emission sticker for touring motorhomes, but Ulaanbaatar traffic controls, height limits, parking security and protected-area rules still matter.
Documents and insurance
Germany
Carry your driving licence, registration document, proof of insurance and personal ID. Check licence categories carefully for vehicles or combinations above 3.5 tonnes.
- Non-EU visitors should check whether an International Driving Permit is useful alongside their national licence.
- Rental contracts can restrict countries, ferries, gravel roads and winter travel; confirm coverage before departure.
Mongolia
Temporary vehicle admission requires vehicle documents, passport details, owner authorisation where relevant and a customs endorsement sheet that must be kept in the vehicle and returned on exit.
- If your vehicle travels under a carnet, carry the CPD and have customs endorse the correct entry and exit documents.
- Carry driving licence, IDP where useful, insurance, registration, ownership or power-of-attorney documents, and emergency contact details.