Good destination for a bad knee

Almost all of the Netherlands is very nearly flat, only in the far southeast near Maastricht are there significant hills.

Late Spring is a good time for the flowers, particularly bulbs including tulips are good into early May. The Keukenhof has beautiful tulip and other bulb gardens until early May.

What did you mean by late Spring? As late as mid June?

What are you interested in seeing? Where have you been before? Renting a care?

I have a bad knee and I often take a folding walking stick with me which helps a lot. It's the standing around and waiting that's more stressful than walking for me.

On our Viking river cruise, they had a "slow walkers" bus at every included excursion stop that had a less stressful itinerary. But its not an ideal way to see much of Europe, as your actual time anywhere is limited.

I too recommend a river cruise for bad knees. I took one shortly after a knee replacement and did very well. I did take my cane along just in case, but rarely used. Most stops on the cruise were right near downtown and were flat.

Laurie Beth which cruise did you take?

Vienna. Flat, compact old town. Great public transportation. Tons to see.

A trip on your own might be an alternative way to travel with bad knees. You can take a taxi, bus or subway or hire a private guide. The key is taking it easy, see one “site” a day, enjoying a park, coffee (wine) break as often as needed and enjoy a boat ride or hop on hop off bus ride. The problem with a river cruise is the daily tours. They a weighted towards several hours of walking with few breaks just seeing the old town. You actually aren’t taken into the historical sites very often. We did an Emerald Cruise which had two days with bus tours with less hurried walking. I opted for a free e-bike tour for a third day. We thought we would see the towns and countryside as we cruised down the river, but most of the river travel is done at night. The river boats are docked During the day and you may just see a boat docked beside your boat. That’s my 2 euro observation! I think you can go most places if you research the transportation to get up a down hills and from place to place . Mr. E’s Budapest is a great place to explore. See the city in the morning and relax in a hot spa in the afternoon…add a massage to top off the day.

Are you willing to rent a car?

I don’t see where you’re from, but if English is your first language, I would consider going to England. If you run into some urgent medical needs with your knee, it would be easier to converse with a doctor. Also, there’s lots of charming smaller cities where you wouldn’t feel the need to be walking beyond your capacity or “missing out”.

Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen plus all the surroundings such as Lübeck, Potsdam, and so on are flat and have a great public transport. This is why parts of these regions are called Lower Saxony and the Netherlands.

The preference shall be: health first. Travel later.

No travel health insurance would make an offer with being informed about the bad knee.

My daughter and I went to The Netherlands just 4 months post op from my first replacement. I did the second replacement right when we got home. That worked well since it is so flat. We stayed in Amsterdam and did a few day trips.

Self driving would be great since you would have complete flexibility each day bs doing any sort of tour.

Best wishes on whatever you decide.

I took a Viking cruise Amsterdam to Budapest. I wouldn't recommend Viking for solo travelers, but a couple would probably have a good time. I loved the river cruise, just not some of the Viking crew members. It is a very relaxing way to travel.

Mayo Clinic? Walter Reed?

I have a bad knee, but with a cane, I can walk up. to 2-3 miles a day (if it is not all at one. time). I wear a knee wrap from copper fit that helps a lot.

The cane that I take is foldable, so I put it in my checked luggage.

London is pretty flat, so is Copenhagen and Dublin.