🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea and value for money. Peru leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $85.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇪 Peru
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $85A normal day$85
- 3h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub5h from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
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 Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Philippines guide →Full Peru 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.