🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇵🇪 Peru
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea. Peru leads on food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Croatia and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇵🇪 Peru
- May to Jun, SepBest monthsMay to Sep
- $130A normal day$85
- 1h 10m from RomeClosest hub5h from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Croatia guide →Full Peru guide →
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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.