The best GoPro accessories for holidays

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Beste GoPro-accessoires voor vakantie

Are you looking for the best GoPro accessories for your holiday? Then you've come to the right place. In this blog, you'll discover which accessories are useful for various holiday situations: from snorkeling and swimming to cycling, vlogging, road trips, and long days of filming.

A GoPro is ideal to take with you on a trip. It's compact, sturdy, and suitable for situations where you'd rather not film with your smartphone. Think of the beach, a boat trip, a bike ride through the mountains, or a jump into the pool.

However, you only truly get the most out of your GoPro with the right accessories. With a good mount, waterproof housing, extra batteries, or a compact grip, you can film more easily, safely, and stably.

In this blog, we list the most useful GoPro accessories for your holiday.

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Complete GoPro accessory set for holiday

Are you going on holiday and want to take several useful accessories with you at once? Then a complete accessory set is a smart choice.

The MOJOGEAR Accessory Set includes a silicone protective cover, waterproof housing, screen protector set, three UV underwater filters, anti-fog inserts, and a storage case. This gives you instant access to accessories for protection, underwater filming, and transport.

This set is especially useful for holidays where you frequently use your GoPro in or around water.

Useful for:

  • Beach holidays
  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming
  • Boat trips
  • Road trips
  • Holidays where you frequently carry your GoPro in your bag

Main advantages:

  • Multiple accessories in one set
  • Includes waterproof housing
  • Includes underwater filters for different water colours
  • Includes anti-fog inserts to prevent condensation
  • Includes screen protectors and silicone case
  • Everything can be stored in the storage case

Please pay close attention to your GoPro model. Not every accessory fits every GoPro. Always check that you choose the correct variant for your GoPro model.

MOJOGEAR Waterdichte behuizing voor GoPro 9,10,11 en 12 - waterproof tot 50 meter - GoPro Cases & behuizingen

Waterproof housing for snorkeling and diving

Are you taking your GoPro into the water? Then a waterproof housing is one of the most important accessories to bring.

Many modern GoPro models are already waterproof to a certain depth, but an extra housing remains useful if you're going deeper, filming a lot in salt water, or want to further protect your GoPro against sand, mud, scratches, and impacts. In our underwater blog, GoPro HERO models from HERO 5 onwards are standard waterproof up to 10 meters, and a waterproof housing is recommended when going deeper than 10 meters.

The MOJOGEAR Waterproof Housing for GoPro is waterproof up to 50 meters and protects against water, mud, scratches, and fall damage. The housing has a flat lens for sharp images above and below water.

Useful for:

  • Snorkeling
  • Diving
  • Swimming
  • Paddleboarding
  • Kayaking
  • Boat trips
  • Vacations with lots of sand, water, or mud

Main advantages:

  • Waterproof up to 50 meters
  • Extra protection against water, sand, mud, and scratches
  • GoPro buttons remain usable underwater
  • Suitable for sharp images above and below water
  • Can be combined with underwater filters

Please note: if you are only swimming or snorkeling in shallow water, your GoPro itself may already be sufficiently waterproof. If you want more certainty or are going deeper than 10 meters, a housing is the better choice.

Floating bobber for swimming and watersports

A GoPro is small. That's convenient in your bag, but less so if you drop it in the sea.

That's why a floating bobber is a great accessory for holidays. You use it as a handle while filming in or around water. If you accidentally let go of the GoPro, it will float.

The Telesin Underwater Bobber with Remote is a floating handle that also allows you to control the GoPro remotely. The striking orange colour helps to find the bobber more quickly in the water. According to MOJOGEAR, it is suitable for GoPro models from Hero 8 and newer.

Useful for:

  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming
  • Paddleboarding
  • Boating
  • Water parks
  • Beach holidays
  • Water sports

Biggest advantages:

  • Ensures your GoPro floats
  • Striking colour for better visibility
  • Works as a comfortable handle
  • Useful for filming in the sea, pool or lake
  • With remote to easily control recordings

A bobber is an especially good choice if you film a lot by hand in the water. For hands-free water footage, you might be better off looking at a head strap, chest strap, or other GoPro mount.

Head & chest strap for POV footage

Do you want to film without holding your GoPro? Then a head strap or chest strap is ideal.

With the MOJOGEAR A02 Head & Chest Strap Kit, you can attach your GoPro to your head or chest. This allows you to film from your own perspective and keep your hands free. The set is suitable for both GoPro and smartphone and comes with a head strap, chest strap, GoPro buckle mount, two GoPro screws, and a phone holder.

This makes this accessory particularly useful for active holidays.

Useful for:

  • Cycling
  • Hiking
  • Mountain biking
  • Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Climbing
  • Motorsport
  • Adventure excursions

Main advantages:

  • Hands-free filming
  • Footage from your own perspective
  • Can be used as a head and chest mount
  • Suitable for GoPro and smartphone
  • Adjustable straps
  • Useful for sports and action

A chest strap often provides more stable footage than a head strap because your chest moves less quickly than your head. A head strap, on the other hand, is useful when you really want to film what you see.

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Ulanzi MT-09 GoPro vlog-statief, handgreep en selfie stick - GoPro Selfie sticks

Compact GoPro tripod and selfie stick

Not every holiday video is an action shot. Sometimes you just want to set up your GoPro somewhere for a timelapse, film yourself during a vlog, or take a group shot without anyone being out of frame.

For this, a compact tripod or selfie stick is handy.

The Ulanzi MT-09 GoPro vlog tripod, hand grip and selfie stick can be used as a table tripod, hand grip, and selfie stick. It is suitable for GoPro cameras and other action cams with a GoPro mount. The MT-09 extends up to 25 cm, is 12.7 cm long when folded, and weighs 65 grams.

Useful for:

  • Vlogging
  • City trips
  • Road trips
  • Timelapses
  • Group photos
  • Travel videos
  • Filming from a table, rock, wall, or hotel balcony

Main advantages:

  • Can be used as a tripod, grip, and selfie stick
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Easy to carry
  • Handy for stable shots
  • Suitable for vlogs and explanation videos
  • Fits easily in your bag when folded

For holidays, this is one of the most versatile GoPro accessories. You use it not only for action, but also for calm shots in between.

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Telesin StreetGrip Kit for GoPro Vlogging and Travel Videos

Do you want to use your GoPro on vacation for vlogs, city trip videos, or more controlled travel footage? Then the Telesin StreetGrip Kit for GoPro 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 with cage is an interesting accessory.

This kit combines a handgrip with a metal cage for your GoPro. This makes your GoPro more stable in hand and better protected while filming. The kit also has two cold shoe mounts, so you can attach a light or microphone, for example. The StreetGrip Kit is suitable for GoPro HERO 9 through 13.

Useful for:

  • Vlogging on vacation
  • City trips
  • Travel videos
  • Handheld filming
  • Creating content with extra light or microphone
  • GoPro use where you want more grip and protection

Main advantages:

  • Handgrip and cage in one set
  • More grip while filming
  • Extra protection for your GoPro
  • Two cold shoe mounts for accessories
  • Suitable for GoPro Hero 9 to 13
  • Useful for creators who use their GoPro as a compact vlogging camera

For vacation, this kit is especially useful if you want to get more out of your GoPro than just quick action shots. Think of filming during a city trip, a walk through a village, a vlog on the go, or a short video at a viewpoint. Thanks to the handgrip, you hold your GoPro more stably, while the cage provides additional options to add accessories.

Extra batteries and charging box for long days

On vacation, you often film at times when you don't have a power outlet nearby. During a hike, boat trip, road trip, or a day in a city, you don't want to rely on a single full GoPro battery.

That's why extra batteries and a charging box are a practical choice.

The Telesin Charging Box comes with two batteries and has space to charge three batteries simultaneously. You can fully charge three GoPro batteries at the same time in about 2.5 hours. The box also has indicator lights and space for two MicroSD cards.

Useful for:

  • Road trips
  • Long travel days
  • Multi-day hikes
  • Winter sports
  • Day trips
  • Vacations where you film a lot
  • Travels where you have few power outlets

Biggest advantages:

  • Includes two extra batteries
  • Space for three batteries
  • Charge up to three batteries simultaneously
  • Battery status visible via indicator lights
  • Space for MicroSD cards
  • Batteries remain protected in your bag

This may not be the most exciting accessory, but it is one of the most practical. Especially if you film a lot in 4K or are on the go all day.

Bicycle mount for bike and scooter holidays

Are you cycling, mountain biking, scooter riding, or recording a route from your handlebars? Then a sturdy mount is indispensable.

The MOJOGEAR A01 Bicycle Mount is suitable for both smartphones and GoPro. You attach it to your handlebars and use it for videos or navigation. The mount has two adjustment points, a strong clamp, and included rubber shims for handlebars of various thicknesses.

Useful for:

  • Cycling holidays
  • Mountain biking
  • E-bike routes
  • Scooter riding
  • Motorcycle trips
  • City trips by bike
  • Routes along coasts, mountains, or nature reserves

Main advantages:

  • Suitable for GoPro and smartphone
  • Convenient for videos and navigation
  • Sturdy clamp
  • Adjustable via two axes
  • Suitable for various handlebars
  • Hands remain free while riding

For holidays, this mount is especially useful if you spend a lot of time on two wheels. You record the route without holding your GoPro and without having to constantly stop to film.

Screen, lens, and body protection

On holiday, your GoPro often has to endure more than at home. You put it in your backpack, lay it on a beach towel, take it with you on your bike, or use it around sand, salt water, and rocks.

Therefore, protective accessories are not an unnecessary luxury. Below is a list of useful protective accessories for GoPro:

  • Screen protector: protects screens and lens against scratches
  • Lens cap: useful if you quickly put your GoPro in your bag
  • Silicone protective case: provides extra grip and protection
  • Protection set: combines case and screen protectors
  • Storage case: keeps accessories together

The MOJOGEAR screen protector set consists of three protectors: for the large LCD screen at the back, the small screen at the front, and the lens. The silicone lens cap protects the lens against scratches and drop damage and is made of sturdy silicone. The MOJOGEAR protection set combines a silicone protective case with a set of three screen protectors.

Useful for:

  • Beach holidays
  • Backpacking
  • Road trips
  • Active holidays
  • Winter sports
  • Holidays where your GoPro is often loose in your bag

These accessories are small, light, and easy to carry. That's why they are useful to always keep in your GoPro bag.

Which GoPro accessories fit your holiday?

Which GoPro accessories you need depends mainly on what you plan to do on your holiday. For most holidays, a waterproof housing, floating bobber, head strap or chest strap, compact tripod, extra batteries, charging box, bicycle mount, and screen and lens protection are the most useful accessories.

Are you mainly going swimming, snorkeling or boating? Then water accessories are important. Are you going cycling, hiking or skiing? Then mounts that allow you to film hands-free are more useful. And if you mainly want to vlog or make travel videos? Then a compact tripod, selfie stick, and extra batteries are probably the most useful.

  • For a beach holiday

    Bring along:

    • Waterproof housing
    • Bobber
    • Screen protector
    • Lens cap
    • Storage case

    These accessories are useful because your GoPro will come into contact with sand, water, sunscreen, and other items in your bag a lot on the beach. With extra protection, you prevent scratches and damage, while a bobber and waterproof housing are useful around the sea or swimming pool.

  • For snorkeling and diving

    Bring along:

    • Waterproof housing
    • Bobber
    • Underwater filters
    • GoPro mount

    When snorkeling and diving, you want to protect your GoPro well from water pressure, salt water and condensation. A bobber ensures that your GoPro floats if you let go of it. Underwater filters help to capture colors more naturally underwater.

  • For an active holiday

    Bring along:

    • Head strap
    • Chest strap
    • Bicycle mount
    • Screen protector
    • Extra batteries

    Are you going cycling, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, climbing or
    mountain biking? Then mounts are extra handy. With a head strap or chest strap, you can film hands-free from your own perspective. A bicycle mount is useful if you want to securely attach your GoPro to your handlebars.

  • For vlogging and travel videos

    Bring along:

    • Compact tripod
    • Selfie stick
    • Extra batteries
    • Charging case
    • Storage case

    Do you want to film yourself, create time-lapses, or capture stable holiday shots? Then a compact tripod or selfie stick is a good choice. Extra batteries and a charging case are useful if you film a lot on the go and can't always charge.

  • For long travel days

    Take with you:

    • Charging hub
    • Extra batteries
    • MicroSD cards
    • Storage case
    • Compact grip or tripod

    During road trips, day trips or long excursions, you don't want to rely on one fully charged battery. With extra batteries and a charging hub, you can keep filming longer. A storage case helps to keep batteries, cables and small accessories together.

  • For a city trip

    Take with you:

    • Compact tripod
    • Selfie stick
    • Extra batteries
    • Charging case
    • Screen protector
    • Storage case


    During a city trip, you often use your GoPro for short videos, timelapses, group shots, and on-the-go shots. A compact tripod or selfie stick is then useful for stable filming without taking up much space in your bag. Extra batteries, a charging case, and good protection are handy if you're out and about all day and frequently take your GoPro in and out of your bag.

Also pay attention to this when choosing

Always check if an accessory is suitable for your
GoPro model, for example, GoPro Hero 9, Hero 10, Hero 11, Hero 12, or Hero 13.
Not every accessory fits every GoPro.

Also pay attention to the water depth. If you only plan to swim or snorkel
in shallow water, your GoPro itself is often waterproof enough. If you plan to dive deeper
or want extra protection against sand, saltwater, and bumps? Then a
waterproof housing is a better choice.

Furthermore, don't bring too much. A GoPro is handy precisely
because it's compact. Therefore, choose accessories that match your vacation,
so your bag remains organized and you actually use the accessories.

Finally, protection is important. A screen protector,
lens cap, or silicone protective case is small and light, but prevents scratches on
your lens or screen. Especially on vacation, that's not a luxury.

Conclusion

The best GoPro accessories for your holiday depend on your travel plans.

Are you going snorkelling, swimming or diving? Then a waterproof housing, bobber, anti-fog inserts and underwater filters will be useful.

Are you going cycling, hiking, skiing or doing other active things? Then a head strap, chest strap or bicycle mount are good choices.

Do you want to vlog or capture beautiful travel footage? Then a compact tripod, hand grip or selfie stick is ideal.

Are you going out for long days? Then take extra batteries and a charging case with you.

And do you want to protect your GoPro well? Then don't forget a screen protector, lens cap or silicone protective case.

View all MOJOGEAR GoPro accessories and choose the ones that fit your holiday.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which GoPro accessories are useful for vacation?

Useful GoPro accessories for your vacation include a waterproof case, bobber, extra batteries, charging box, compact tripod, selfie stick, head strap, chest strap, bicycle mount, and screen and lens protectors.

What are the best GoPro accessories for snorkeling?

For snorkeling, a waterproof housing, floating bobber, anti-fog inserts, and underwater filters are particularly useful. This way, you protect your GoPro, prevent it from sinking, and capture better underwater footage.

Do you need a waterproof housing for your GoPro?

For swimming and snorkelling in shallow water, a modern GoPro is often waterproof enough. If you are going deeper than 10 meters, diving, or want extra protection against sand, saltwater, and impacts, then a waterproof housing is advisable.

Which GoPro accessory is useful for cycling?

For bikes, a bicycle mount is useful. With it, you firmly attach your GoPro to your handlebars. If you want to film from your own perspective, a head strap or chest strap is a good choice.

How do you prevent your GoPro battery from running out on vacation?

Bring extra batteries and a charging box. This allows you to charge and swap multiple batteries during long filming days.

Which GoPro accessory is useful for vlogging on vacation?


For vlogging, a compact tripod or selfie stick is useful. With it, you can film yourself more easily, stably position your GoPro, and create better travel videos.

How do you protect your GoPro on vacation?

Use a screen protector, lens cap, silicone protective case, and storage case. This will protect your GoPro from scratches, sand, bumps, and damage in your bag.

Does every GoPro accessory fit every GoPro?

No, not every accessory fits every GoPro model. Always check if the accessory is suitable for your GoPro, for example, Hero 9, Hero 10, Hero 11, Hero 12, or Hero 13.