Ghent guide
🇧🇪 Packing List
What to pack for Ghent
In April, Ghent is typically cool, expect showers (5°C to 14°C). This list adapts to those conditions; adjust for your exact travel dates.
Ghent essentials
- Casual is fine. Cover up in St Bavo Cathedral.
Documents
- Photo ID
- Passport (valid 6+ months)
- Visa / e-visa printout
- Return / onward flight tickets
- Travel insurance policy
- Hotel booking confirmations
- Passport-size photographs (2-4)
- Photocopies / phone photos of passport and tickets, stored separately
Clothing
- Casual day outfits
- One smart-casual outfit for dinners
- Comfortable closed walking shoes
- A warm jacket or fleece
- Layers for cool evenings
- Light rain jacket or poncho
- Compact umbrella
- Undergarments and sleepwear
- Enough outfits for 7 days (6 sets)
- Layered outfits you can add or remove as the day warms
Toiletries & health
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, and toiletries
- Sunscreen (SPF 30+)
- Personal medication with prescription
- Basic first-aid: band-aids, painkillers, ORS
- Hand sanitiser and wet wipes
- Excellent food standards. Gentse Waterzooi and cuberdons are local signatures.
Electronics
- Phone and charger
- Power bank
- Camera (optional)
- Power adaptor: Type C/E plugs (European), 230V.
Money
- Debit / credit cards
- Local currency: Euro (EUR)
Local know-how
- Local SIM: Proximus, Base, Orange. Good prepaid.
- Pickpockets rare
- April highlights: Easter; Floralia flower shows