7 Days Itinerary Of My Solo Trip To Kerala

I was having 7 days with me to explore KERALA- God’s own country. It was very short time to discover whole state including all major tourist destinations with their unique nature, culture, traditions, etc. If you wanna explore in detail, then it takes 2-3 weeks to be there and it was not possible for me who is having full time job from 9 to 5 with minimal leaves.

I am doctor by profession but nature lover by heart. So I decided to explore only the nature of Kerala. To explore culture and traditions, I thought that i can visit it next time.

To be with nature, is my most favourite activity. Therefore, here I am gonna describe the detailed itinerary of Kerala trip, which will include all the major and most picturesque places of God’s own country. Kerala offers all types of nature from mountains to lakes, from river to beach. It also has the dense forests and wildlife sanctuaries. What an unique culture of backwaters, it has ! It is called as ‘Venice’ of India, due to culture developed on backwaters. This part attracted me the most to visit Kerala. Here, we go ...

DAY 1 : ATHIRAPALLY WATERFALLS

Since I watched Tamil-Telugu movie BAHUBALI, I desperately wanted to visit it. So I planned overnight journey from Ahmedabad to Athirapally and reached there around 8 am. I took flight from Ahmedabad to coimbture. After reaching coimbture,I headed towards it’s railway station from airport. I had already booked my train tickets from coimbture to chalakudi. Train is most comfortable option for me, as one can sleep nicely for some hours in night. I had enough amount of sleep in train and reached chalakudi in early morning 5am. Got freshen up in waiting rooms of railway station. Athirapally is 30 km from chalakudi. Athirapally waterfalls One can reach Cochin and book the taxi for whole trip. Athirapally is just 80 km from Cochin, can take 2:30 to 3 hours to reach. If you guys are traveling in group, taxi is the best option. It’s time saving, comfortable and not so costly, as total fare will get devided by travellers. Just relax and enjoy the beauty of waterfalls. Leave athirapally by 11-12 pm and head towards the most beautiful hill station of India- Munnar.

If you are having taxi, then it’s easy to reach there. If you are traveling solo, use Kerala state transport buses. Direct buses are rare from chalakudi to munnar. Be ready to change 2-3 buses to reach munnar. I reached munnar in evening by bus, checked in hotel and enjoyed it’s pink mesmerizing sunset

DAY 2: EXPLORE MUNNAR

I just had only one day at munnar but if one is having leaves for a week including both Sundays ( almost 8 days) , you can plan for 2 days at munnar.

Most beautiful places to visit at munnar are, Eravikulam national park, tea gardens & museums, photo point, rose gardens, Lockhart tea estates, top station during sunrise, mattupatty dam, etc etc. Try to visit Eravikulam national park early in the morning. As early as you can reach there, waiting time in the queue will be less. It will take 4-5 hours. Complete your lunch then and explore tea gardens n museums.

Leave munnar early morning and reach Kumily around 10-11 am. Check in hotel or homestay, complete your lunch and head towards Periyaar Tiger Sanctuary. It’s difficult to point out any tiger at sanctuary, but other wildlife we can easily spot out there. Most of the times, it’s luck by chance like thing.

After returning , one can visit spice garden. I have already visited spice garden at Goa. So I skipped it and spent my evening at local market. One can shop for spice and stone jwellary from here.

After returning , one can visit spice garden. I have already visited spice garden at Goa. So I skipped it and spent my evening at local market. One can shop for spice and stone jwellary from here.

DAY 4: KUMILY to KOTTAYAM to ALLEPPY

Leave Kumily early in the morning and reach Kottayam by 11 am. Distance between is 110 km , can take 3 hours. Timings of houseboat ferries from Kottayam to alleppy is 11:30 am,1:00 pm,3:00 pm n 5:00 pm. These houseboats are operated by government only with ticket fare of just 18 rupee. It takes 2-3 hours to reach at alleppy. It is very interesting, how people has evolved their lifestyle around backwaters. After reaching there, complete the lunch and check in hostel or hotel.

One has already experienced the houseboat ride. So he/she can plan to explore beaches of alleppy in evening. I chose merari beach to discover in evening time. It’s just 15 km from alleppy. I enjoyed the best sunset of my life there.

One has already experienced the houseboat ride. So he/she can plan to explore beaches of alleppy in evening. I chose merari beach to discover in evening time. It’s just 15 km from alleppy. I enjoyed the best sunset of my life there.

DAY 5: ALLEPPY to MUNRO ISLAND to VARKALA

As usual, leave alleppy early morning to reach at Munro island via Karunagapally or Kollam.

If one is having taxi, reach directly Munro island from kollam. If one is travelling solo in bus, reach Karunagapally or Kollam through state transport bus. Have auto and reach Munro island. Keep ur Google maps handy for smooth transition.

CANOEING: was the best part of my Kerala tour. I just loved the canoeing for 3 hours there, from big river to small canals to big Astamudi lake. It was amazing experience. Vijeesh is the person, who operates the same. Try to reach there by 9:30 am , so he can take you for Canoeing from 10 to 1 pm. KTDC is also operating the canoeing at Munro island.

After completing canoeing, catch the bus for varkala. Have the lunch on the way or after reaching at varkala. One can have whole evening to enjoy the only beach of Kerala which has beautiful cliffs. It has been featured in discovery channel for the same cliffs. Name of the beach is Papanasham. There are amazing cafes on the cliffs of varkala. Local market is also nearby for shopping.

DAY 6: VARKALA TO KANYAKUMARI

If you are crazy enough for beaches, you can again go to beach in early morning and enjoy it’s serenity. One can do photography, yoga, morning walk or meditation. Try to reach kanyakumari around 12-1 pm. I took train from varkala to kanyakumari n completed my breakfast at canteen of railway station.

After completing lunch at kanyakumari, take some rest. Plan to reach at Vivekananda smarak around 4 pm. It will take 1-1:30 hours to see the smarak. Local market is very good for the shopping of sarees and stone jwellary. There is temple of Devi Kanyakumari at local market. Complete the shopping quickly and head towards the sunset point. It’s one of the most beautiful sunsets of India.

DAY 7: TRIVENDRUM- KOVALAM

Sunrise of kanyakumari is famous for it’s beauty. It’s not advisable to miss it. People come to kanyakumari specially to enjoy sunrise. After breakfast, leave for trivendrum. Again train is the best option. Have some nap in between if you have woke up early for sunrise.

Two main attractions are there to visit. Padmanabham temple and Kovalam beach. Check the timings of temple and visit it first. Then keep Kovalam beach for evening. For solo travellers, option of auto or citybus is there to reach Kovalam from trivendrum. One can visit lighthouse beach. There is chance to go to the top of lighthouse to see the 360 degree view of Kovalam beach which is amazing. Last time to buy a ticket is 5:30 pm.

As I was having my return flight from trivendrum at 10 pm, I left Kovalam at 7 pm after witnessing it’s colourful sunset. This way, I ended up my most amazing solo journey of KERALA- GOD’s OWN COUNTRY.

This blog is for those who have very short vacations and they want to spend it whole just with pure nature. Do plan your trip to Kerala. Feel free to ask me if any query regarding itinerary.

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