🇮🇸 Iceland or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Iceland leads on getting around and cities. Philippines leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $190 in Iceland and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇮🇸 Iceland🇵🇭 Philippines
- Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $190A normal day$85
- 3h 20m to ReykjavikNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureNot the draw
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interiorGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- Nothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to JuneWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Iceland guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.