🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Cambodia leads on food, cities and getting around. Philippines leads on the sea and nature.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇵🇭 Philippines
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $70A normal day$85
- 2h 35m to Siem ReapNonstop from Singapore3h 50m to Manila
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇰🇭 Choose Cambodia if
you want the most impressive ruin in Asia, and a country that is still cheap and still quiet once you leave it.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Cambodia 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.