🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇮🇸 Iceland
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on the sea, value for money and food. Iceland leads on getting around and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇸 Iceland
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $75A normal day$190
- 2h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub3h 20m from London
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Not the drawCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
Pick by what you want
🇮🇩 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.
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Iceland 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.