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.
Colombia
Colombia motorhome travel needs deliberate planning for DIAN temporary vehicle import, SOAT or insurance evidence, mountain roads, city parking, protected areas and fast-changing security or weather conditions.
Plan water, waste, fuel, LPG, secure parking and altitude acclimatisation around major route resets instead of expecting a dense motorhome service network.
Use formal campgrounds, fincas, ecolodges, guarded lots, private permission or named hosted stops rather than assuming roadside camping is accepted.
Budget for Colombian peajes, insurance or SOAT requirements, guarded parking, park access, ferries where relevant and mountain-road delays. There is no simple national low-emission sticker for touring motorhomes, but city restrictions, guarded parking, protected-area rules and mountain-road geometry create access limits.
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.
Colombia
Carry passport, accepted licence or IDP, vehicle registration, owner or rental authorisation, insurance or SOAT evidence, and DIAN temporary tourist-vehicle import records.
- DIAN provides the official temporary import channel for tourist transport vehicles; keep the same driver and vehicle data aligned at entry and exit.
- Rental contracts need explicit Colombia permission, border-crossing approval, insurance coverage and restrictions for unpaved or remote roads.