🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on food, cities and getting around. Philippines leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇵🇭 Philippines
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $70A normal day$85
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
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 Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Philippines 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.