🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on the sea and value for money. Peru leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇵🇪 Peru
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $75A normal day$85
- 2h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub5h from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
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 Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Peru 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.