🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on cities. Indonesia leads on the sea and food.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $75.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$75
- 4h 20m from Mexico CityClosest hub2h 50m from Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇮🇩 Choose Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
Full Colombia guide →Full Indonesia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.