Belgium and Luxembourg (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

WHERE TO STAY 261

CHALET PARKS AND

ADVENTURE CAMPS

Some campsites offer small

chalets, also called bungalows

or cottages. This is particu-

larly the case in Luxembourg,

which has Europacamping

Nommerlayen near Larochette.

There are also a few fully-

fledged holiday resorts based

around chalet accommodation,

set in the countryside. These

offer a range of sporting and

outdoor facilities, including

swimming pools, cycle paths,

tennis courts, fitness centres

and sauna suites, as well as

restaurants and entertainment.

The best known of these

belong to CenterParcs, which

has parks across northern

Europe. Belgium has two: De

Vossemeren and Erperheide,

both in the Province of

Limburg. Also in Limburg is

the chalet park Molenheide.

There are other centres that

focus on more rugged outdoor

challenges, such as pot-holing,

quadbiking, rock-climbing,

and kayak rafting. Durbuy

Adventure in the Ardennes

offers its guests Indian tepees,

wooden tree-cabins, igloo

tents and residential caravans.

A slice of Switzerland, Durbuy Adventure’s welcoming Chalet Suisse

However, there is nothing to
stop travellers from camping
on private land with the per-
mission of the landowner. Wild
camping or wilding for motor-
homes and camper vans faces
official disapproval for similar
reasons: most campsites accept
motorhomes and there are
also dedi cated aires (parks),
some with basic facilities,
which allow overnight stays
for a small fee. Police may
fine motorhome owners who
halt overnight illegally.

carrying camping equipment.

In Flanders, these huts are

called trekkershutten, while in

Wallonia, they are known as

cabanes des randonneurs or

cabanes pour routards and in

Luxembourg, Wanderhütten.

The huts can be reserved in

advance. In Flanders, this is

done via Reservieringscentrale

Trekkershutten Vlaanderen.

In Wallonia, campsite listings

show fixed accommodation

(chalets, bunglows, tents, cara-

vans) for rent, which can be

used for a similar purpose. In

Luxembourg, individual camps

across the country are listed by

Wanderhütten Luxemburg.

with one star or more will

have electrical hook-ups.

Listings will show the degree

to which each campsite is

geared towards caravans and

motorhomes, as opposed to

tents. A few sites are reserved

exclusively for motorhomes.

DIRECTORY

CAMPING

ORGANIZATIONS

Camping Card

International

http://www.campingcard

international.com

Camprilux

p/a Camping Auf Kengert,

7633, Medernach.

http://www.camping.lu

Eurocampings

http://www.eurocampings.net

FICC

Rue des Colonies 18-24,

1000 BRU. Tel (02)

5138782. http://www.ficc.org

Flanders Camping

Federation

http://www.camping.be

Walcamp

Rue du Monty 5,

Florenville. Tel (061)

321611. http://www.
        campingbelgique.be

TREKKERS’ HUTS

Reservierings cen-

trale Trekkershutten

Vlaanderen

Grote Markt 44, Turnhout.

Tel (014) 408262.

http://www.vlaanderen-

vakantieland.be

Wanderhütten

Luxemburg

http://www.wanderhutten.lu

CHALET PARKS

AND ADVENTURE

CAMPS

CenterParcs

Tel (070) 224900.

http://www.centerparcs.be

De Vossemeren:

Elzen 145, Lommel.

Tel (011) 548200.

Erperheide:

Erperheidestraat 2,

Peer. Tel (011) 616263.

Durbuy Adventure

Rue de Rome 1, Durbuy.

Tel (086) 212815. http://www.

durbuyadventure.be

Europacamping

Nommerlayen

Rue Nommerlayen,

Nommern, Luxembourg.

Tel 878078. http://www.

nommerlayen-ec.lu

Molenheide

Molenheidestraat 7,

Houthalen-Helchteren.

Tel (011) 521044.

http://www.molenheide.be

TREKKERS’ HUTS

Many campsites across the
region offer what are known
as trekkers’ huts or hikers’
huts. These are designed
especially for walkers using
long-distance paths and for
cyclists. Such accommodation
permits them to travel without

CARAVAN AND

MOTORHOME SITES

The majority of campsites

also accept caravans and

motorhomes. Any campsite