🇵🇪 Peru or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Peru leads on getting around. India leads on cities, value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $85 in Peru and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇵🇪 Peru🇮🇳 India
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$65
- 7h 45m to LimaNonstop from New York14h 30m to Delhi
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Long distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole daysGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- February, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenanceWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Peru guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.