List the places you like from above list and go through each destination in detail from below post. An itinerary can be prepared successfully once you finalize places of visit, number of nights at each destination and total number of days you can spend in Kerala.

• Cochin

• This is the place you land in Kerala, most of the times. A full day cochin tour is worth doing and go for it if you have enough days to spend in Kerala. Move towards next destinations like Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey if you are short of time and do cochin sightseeing on last day

• Munnar is 4.5hrs drive from Cochin, Thekkady is 5hrs drive, Alleppey is 2hrs, Guruvayoor 2hrs and Athirapilly vazhachal is also 2hrs from cochin

• If your first destination is Kovalam or Kanyakumari try to land at Trivandrum itself or a hectic travel of 6 to 7hrs is not advisable from Cochin

• If you are planning for Houseboat on day of arrival itself, make sure you reach Alleppey by 12Noon itself, which means you need to arrive cochin maximum by 9AM

• If your arrival is in evening, say after 4PM try to stay at cochin itself and move to next destination next day. You can get good hotels near to airport or railway station and can save on travelling cost also

• If your stay is at cochin itself on day of arrival, and if you are reaching early morning make sure necessary arrangements are done and prior information is passed on. Most of the hotels has check in time 12Noon, on request hoteliers may allow for early check in depends on availability. But make sure this is communicated properly

• Munnar

• Munnar is a must see place if you are in Kerala. The place has excellent climate through out the year.

• For Munnar trip, make sure you have minimum of 2 night stay, rushing with 1 night stay is not a good idea for Munnar trip.

• On first day itself you have lot of sightseeing spots, small water falls on the way to Munnar and normally you reach Munnar by evening if you enjoy everything on the way. Second full day is required to cover complete Munnar

• While booking hotels in Munnar, make sure the location is as per your preferences. Munnar has good hotels with in the radius of 30km from city

• If you are a person who with to stay in city, book accordingly or if you would like to enjoy the nature book a hotel little away from city

• If the hotel is not in city, always have food/shopping and move to hotel. Driving back from hotel to city in the night is not advisable and you may find it difficult to drive with fog and terrain of roads

• Second day can be dedicated for Munnar sightseeing and can cover most of the places. If you really want to relax extend one more day

• Next destinations from Munnar can be Thekkady, Alleppey or Cochin. Moving to Kovalam from Munnar is not a good idea as travelling time would be minimum 10hrs

• If you are planning to move to cochin to catch return flight/train try to leave atleast 6hrs in advance from Munnar

• Thekkady

• The famous Periyar wild life sanctuary is at Thekkady. Thekkady has lot of adventurous activities and eco tourism activities. There are lot of actvities like Kathakali, Martial arts, Magic, Musical fountain, elephant shower, elephant bath, tribal dance, spice tour at Thekkady. You can do Ayurveda massage also. Must do is to go for boating at Thekkady along Periyar river. You may be able to watch wild animals during this boating. Wild life sanctuary, Mullaperiyar dam and wild animals can be seen only during this boating and you do not have the option of using your vehicle.

• To book ticket for boating either you need to be in queue or need to do advance booking. At present normal ticket cost 150/- per person and advance booking at 500/-. For advance booking you may contact Lake palace hotel at Thekkady. Boat timings are at 7.30AM, 9.30AM,11.15AM, 1.45PM and 3.30PM, boating is for 1.5hrs. If you are not an adventurous person a one night stay is sufficient and go for 2 night stay if you want to experience adventurous activities or to take rest or to do above activities in a relax mood.

• Adventurous activities like Gavi tour which includes jeep safari, trekking, bamboo rafting etc. can be done. You can even go for nature walk, night patrolling at Thekkady.

• Once Thekkady sightseeing is completed you have the option of moving to Cochin, Munnar, Alleppey, Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Kodaikkanal. Direct drive to Kovalam from Thekkady is not a good idea due to hectic travelling

• Alleppey Houseboats

• Houseboats at Alleppey is a one time life experience. You can take either full day 21hrs cruise or morning cruise for 5 to 6hrs depends on your time and preferences. A full day cruise normally includes lunch, dinner, tea, snacks and breakfast and the food is prepared inside boat itself. Check in time for full day cruise is at 12Noon and check out at 9AM next day. Until mentioned note that for A/C boats A/C operates only from 9PM to 5.30AM. During the cruise ask them to anchor the boat in middle of lake for some time to enjoy the beauty of lake. During night boat will be anchored only near to shore and can not drive from 6PM to 7AM. You will watch paddy fields, canals, backwaters during this trip

• Resorts at Alleppey/Kumarakom: You can have option of resorts also at Alleppey for relaxation. You can even go for a morning cruise during this stay and can enjoy Alleppey beach in the evening. Try to select this resort as per your interest, some resorts will be swimming pool, pedal boat and can do fishing also

• From Alleppey you can plan Kovalam, Kanyakumari, Thekkady, Munnar, Guruvayoor, Cochin

• Varkala

• Varkala is in between Alleppey and Trivandrum and has clean beach. This place is good for those who want to relax.

• Trivandrum/Kovalam

• At Trivandrum you can visit the famous Sree Padmanabha swamy temple, Museums, art gallery, Zoo etc. While visiting temple make sure you carry required dress to get inside. Temple timings are between 5 to 11 in morning and 3 to 6 in evening. You may stay at Kovalam after Trivandrum sightseeing and at Kovalam you can enjoy beaches and make sure you have atleast 2 night stay here so that first day can be dedicated for Trivandrum sightseeing and second at Kovalam. You may even visit Poovar during your stay at Kovalam.

• If your last destination is Trivandrum /Kovalam try to book return ticket from Trivandrum else you need to drive back to Cochin which takes minimum of 7hrs by road and you normally stop for food/rest in between. Books return ticket accordingly

• Kanyakumari

• If you are travelling upto Kovalam/Trivandrum try to spend one night at Kanyakumari also so that you can see sunset and sunrise. Kanyakumari is 90km from Kovalam and is at the southern tip of India.

• Guruvayoor temple

• Guruvayoor is where the famous Sree Krishna temple located. This place is 80km from cochin towards north west. This temple has an elephant sanctuary also where you can see more than 60 elephants.

• Athirapilly Vazhachal water falls

• This place is 70km from cochin and is the biggest water falls in Kerala. If you have enough time in Kerala, do consider visiting this place also

• Cherai Beach

• A beach 30km from cochin

• Wayanad

• Wayanad is 300km from Cochin towards north. If this is your first destination try to book ticket till Calicut. You should have 3 night stay if you are planning Wayanad and book return ticket from Calicut if this is your last destination in Kerala. Wayanad to cochin would take approximately 8hrs.