🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature. Türkiye leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$90
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 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.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Türkiye guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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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.