🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on cities. Sri Lanka leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $70.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $70A normal day$70
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 Choose Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Sri Lanka guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.