Days · Alofi
Niue in 3 days
Mornings on the water and in town, middays in the shade, one dinner booked; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
4km
default plan, all days
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Your constraints
Day 1 — Main Street and the cultural centre, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Main Street shops and post office by 12:00 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Main Street shops and post office by 12:00 PM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
92 min of buffer left.
- 08:00–08:05Walk along Main Street
- 08:05–09:05Huanaki Cultural Centre and Museum
- 09:05–09:09Walk along Main Street
- 09:09–09:39Main Street shops and post office
- 09:39–09:43Walk to the café
- 09:43–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch (Alofi Main Street)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Main Street)hard
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Huanaki Cultural Centre and Museum → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (5′, then 4′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1 = PFL 1 + OFL 0 · walk 1 km (0.6 mi)0.6 mi (1 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 92′ · relax L0 · yield 8 · option value 0.67
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -52 min; +NZD 0.
trace: generated 6 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 2828311286 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Rest 13:00–16:00; reef pools only at low tide and calm weather; check the tide table first.
Day 2 — The wharf at first light, a reef pool, lunch on Main Street
- 07:00–07:13Walk west to the wharf
- 07:13–07:58Alofi wharf and harbour
- 07:58–08:07Walk north along the shore road
- 08:07–08:52Avaiki Cave
- 08:52–09:06Walk east to Main Street
- 09:06–10:06Main Street café, Alofi
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Limu or Matapa reef pool (drive north; check the tide) (optional).
- L2Skip Matapa Chasm (optional).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Alofi wharf and harbour → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (12′)
- rain Avaiki Cave → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (0′)
- heat Avaiki Cave → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (0′)
- rain Matapa Chasm → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (0′)
- heat Matapa Chasm → Café on Main Street (field-verify) (0′)
Why this route?
DFL 2.5 = PFL 2.5 + OFL 0 · walk 2.5 km (1.6 mi)1.6 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L2 · yield 16 · option value 0.45
trace: generated 96 · rejected no_edge×5 · frontier 8 · seed 2828311286 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: dinner where your host suggests; book ahead and check that the place is open (closed on Sunday).
Day 3 — Tapeu shore, car to Hanan airport at 10:00
leave byLeave Tapeu shore and reef pool (low tide only) by 09:30 to keep the 10:00 boarding.Leave Tapeu shore and reef pool (low tide only) by 9:30 AM to keep the 10:00 AM boarding.
74 min of buffer left.
- 07:00–07:05Walk to the shore steps
- 07:05–07:50Tapeu shore and reef pool (low tide only)
- 07:50–07:55Walk back for the bags
- 07:55–10:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Hanan airport
- 10:00–11:00Car to the airport at 10:00 (your flight time decides; leave 2.5 h before it)hard
Why this route?
DFL 0.6 = PFL 0.6 + OFL 0 · walk 600 m (0.4 mi)0.4 mi (600 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 74′ · relax L0 · yield 5 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 10:00 → latest arrival 09:50, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -90 min; +NZD 0.
trace: generated 3 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 2828311286 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Hanan airport: check-in opens a short time before the flight; keep a spare day in case the flight is retimed or cancelled.