🇬🇷 Greece or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Greece leads on the sea. Peru leads on food and nature.
A normal day costs about $130 in Greece and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇪 Peru
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $130A normal day$85
- 9h 45m to AthensNonstop from New York7h 45m to Lima
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Ferries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the funGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- August on the famous islandsWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
Pick by what you want
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Greece guide →Full Peru guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 votes.
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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.