🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on the sea, value for money and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇪 Peru
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $75A normal day$85
- 1h 5m from SingaporeClosest hub5h from Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
Pick by what you want
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Malaysia 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.