🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇮🇸 Iceland
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea and value for money. Iceland leads on getting around and cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇸 Iceland
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $85A normal day$190
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London3h 20m to Reykjavik
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Not the drawCities and cultureGood
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
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 Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Philippines guide →Full Iceland 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.