🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea. Colombia leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇴 Colombia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $85A normal day$75
- 3h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub4h 20m from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Philippines guide →Full Colombia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.