🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on cities, food and getting around. Philippines leads on the sea and nature.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇵🇭 Philippines
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $90A normal day$85
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Türkiye guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 4 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.