🇵🇪 Peru or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Peru leads on food and nature. Greece leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $85 in Peru and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇵🇪 Peru🇬🇷 Greece
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$130
- 7h 45m to LimaNonstop from New York9h 45m to Athens
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Long distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole daysGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- February, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenanceWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Peru 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.