🇱🇰 Sri Lanka or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on food, nature and value for money. Greece leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Sri Lanka and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇬🇷 Greece
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$130
- 11h to ColomboNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow dayGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The southwest in May and June, and the east from October to DecemberWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
Pick by what you want
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Sri Lanka guide →Full Greece 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.