🇵🇪 Peru or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Peru leads on nature, value for money and food. United Arab Emirates leads on getting around and the sea.
A normal day costs about $85 in Peru and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇵🇪 Peru🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$175
- 7h 45m to LimaNonstop from New York12h 45m to Dubai
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Long distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole daysGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- February, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenanceWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Peru guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 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.