Kerala: two itineraries and not a single clue

Hello to all forum members!
I've been reading the forum for a days now and just got more confused, so I'm asking for your help to decide which of the following will be the best choice.
A couple of words, I'm currently staying in Kerala, near Kovalam beach for my Ayurveda treatments. I'll be here till the 29.08 and then I''l have 9 days to explore this beautiful country. (I'm female, solo traveler, 30 y/o). This is the itineraries I got from a local travel agencies:
1)
Day 01 - 29th Aug- Kovalam Hotel Vivanta by Taj Kovalam
Day 02 - 30th Aug- Kovalam - Trivandrum - Kovalam
Day 03 - 31st Aug- Alleppey, Kumarakom Hotel Coconut Lagoon
Day 04 - 01st Sep-Periyar, Thekkady Hotel Spice Village
Day 05 - 02nd Sep- In Periyar spice plantations
Day 06 - 03rd Sep- Munnar Hotel Mountain Club
Day 07 - 04th Sep-In Munnar sightseeing
Day 08 - 05th Sep-Cochin Hotel Vivanta by Taj Malabar
Day 09 - 06th Sep-Cochin sightseeing.

2)
Day 1 - 30 Aug Kumarakom Hotel Coconut Lagoon
Day 2 - 31 Aug: Thekkady Hotel Spice Village
Day 3 - 01 Aug: Periyar Lake, drive to Munnar Hotel Tea County
Day 4 - 02 Aug: Munnar
Day 4 - 03 Sep: Cochin Hotel Casino Hotel
Day 5 - 04 Sep: Guruvayoor, Visit Punathoor Fort Hotel Sopanam Heritage
Day 6 - 05 Sep: Vythiri (Wayand) Hotel Vythiri Resort
Day 7 - 06 Sep: Tholpetty sanctuary
Day 8 - 07 Sep: Calicut Hotel Kappadu Beach Resort
I'll appreciate your words of wisdom and any ideas you might have about my trip.
Many thanks in advance

I wasn't really impressed with munnar,so I would go for the 2nd plan. Allepy;kumarkom ar great.Ask him to cut a day at Munnar and instead spend another day at Allepy at kumarkom. And I would prefer Varkala over Kovalam anyday.
You could go Kovalam-Varkala-Allepy-cochin-waynad,preiyar and so on.

Thank you so much for your thoughts.
And what about Calikut (Kozhikode), is it worth a visit?
I'm really more into museums and heritage places.

Then you should visit Padmanabh Temple in Trivandrum(ask if foreigners are allowed), the Padmanabhapuram Palace,Suchindrum,kanniya kumari. Munroe Island near Kollam is also a beautiful place. I believe Raja Ravi Verma's paitings are also displayed somewhere near Trivandrum in a museum,cant recollect the place, but try to find it.
I havent been to Calicut,but it seems to be popular for its cuisine.

We stayed some days in Kozikhode and were not very impressed with it.
If you want to read details of it have a look at the February part of our journal Mainly in the South

Know I'm just more confused
I looked into Suchindrum and it seems great, just kind a places I would like to visit. To Trivandrum and Kanyakumari I can go from here just between my treatments, so no need to include them to itinerary. It just feels to me that the second choice will be to long end exhausting. But on the other hand the first one is really missing the point of (my) interests. Maybe you can help me with couple of more places like Suchindrum, somewhere between Trivandrum and Cochin (where I'll finish my journey).
And I really appreciate your help.

Read it all
Thanks, now I can be sure, Kozikhode, not my cup of tea.

I've been only to these many places..but I would definitely recomend Allepy,Munroe Islands and Poovar backwaters(which is near kovalam) and Varkala(the cliff) and Padamanabhpuram palace.
Rameshwaram isn't too far away,see if you find it interesting.
There also seem to be many village accomodations in the area,you could check one of those,if interested in staying in rural areas.

ashwinnaagar Thank you again for such a wonderful tips. I just came back from Kanyakumari, visited Thiruvalluvar statue and Vivekananda Rock Memorial. And Suchindrum temple left me in awe!