Travel planning guides
Short, practical guides for every step of a trip: drafting it with AI, checking it on a map and hearing the story of each place once you are there. Or skip the reading and start your own trip right here.
Rome 3-Day Itinerary
Colosseum, Vatican City, Trastevere, Roman food, and walkable historic neighborhoods
Arrival & Ancient Foundations
Arrive through Fiumicino, take the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini, visit the Colosseum, and finish with Roman food at Ai Tre Scalini.
- 1Roma Termini
- 2Colosseum
- Ai Tre Scalini
Which Mappu guide should I start with?
Quick answer. Start from what you need right now: an itinerary drafted with AI, a route that makes sense on the map, or audio stories for the places you visit. Destination plans, honest comparisons and trip decisions are grouped further down.
Destination itineraries
Rome trip planner with map and audio guides
Plan Rome as three walkable areas: the ancient city, the Vatican and the historic center, one day each. Mappu puts each day on the map so you can check the walking order, and links the Colosseum, Vatican Museums and Pantheon audio guides to the right day.Japan trip planner for a first route that holds together
For a first 10-day trip, anchor the route on Tokyo and Kyoto, continue to Osaka and keep Hiroshima for the last long leg. Mappu plans every train journey as part of the day, keeps the route readable on a map and adds audio guides for stops like Senso-ji and Fushimi Inari.Sicily trip planner for a route that respects the island
Sicily is bigger than it looks. In seven days, a one-way route from Palermo through Agrigento and Syracuse to Catania works if you limit one-night stops. Mappu shows every transfer on the map, gives the big sights proper time and adds audio guides along the way.Sardinia trip planner for beaches, towns and long drives
On Sardinia, the beach across the island is further than it looks. A one-way week from Cagliari via Alghero and Cala Gonone to Olbia works if you accept two long driving days. Mappu plans the coast, the towns and the drives in between, with guides for stops like Neptune's Grotto.Portugal trip planner for Lisbon, Porto and the road between
One week in Portugal means choosing: Lisbon with day trips, or Lisbon and Porto with a planned transfer day. Mappu keeps that choice visible on the map and links the Lisbon days to the Jerónimos Monastery audio guide.Andalusia trip planner for Seville, Córdoba and Granada
Seville, Córdoba, Granada and Málaga can share one week if you travel in one direction and plan every transfer. Córdoba works as the short middle stop, and Granada needs a full Alhambra day. Mappu keeps that route on the map and adds the Alhambra audio guide to your Granada day.Southern Norway trip planner for fjords, coast and cities
Oslo to Bergen along the south coast takes seven good days: Kristiansand, Stavanger and a Lysefjord day that depends on the weather. Mappu treats the long scenic legs as part of the trip, keeps a plan B visible and adds guides for the Oslo Opera House and Bryggen.
Honest comparisons
Google My Maps alternative for planning trips on your phone
Google My Maps is a capable custom-map tool, and better than Mappu for layers, styled pins and KML export. Mappu does a different job: it turns your trip into days, a route map and audio guides you can use on your phone while you explore. Pick by the job, as compared below.
Read the guideWanderlog alternative for a plan that becomes your guide
Wanderlog is the stronger choice for planning with friends: live collaboration, reservations, expense splitting and checklists. Mappu is built around your own itinerary, which stays on its route map and opens audio guides while you explore. Here is how to choose between them.
Read the guideTrip decisions
Rome, Florence, Venice and Lake Como in 10 days: too much?
For a first trip to Italy, yes. Keep Rome, Florence and Venice with three nights each, or keep the lake and let Venice wait for next time.
Read the guideIs my itinerary too rushed?
Check whether your plan has too many transfers, too many stops or no breathing room.
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Where are you going next?
Tell Mappu where and for how long. The planner opens with your trip started, ready for your pace, interests and must-sees.