🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 10 votes.
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on the sea and nature. Türkiye leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $75A normal day$90
- 9h 15m to BaliNonstop from Dubai4h 50m to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇮🇩 Choose Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
🇹🇷 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 Indonesia guide →Full Türkiye 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.