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Colombo in 3 days

Mornings at the lake and the market, sunsets on the seafront; the last day ends with the bags in the car with a wide margin.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

9km

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

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The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Beira Lake morning, a 12:30 lunch table

ModerateLow time risk~3.5 km (2.2 mi) walkno long stairsLKR 500 taxi

leave byLeave Buhari by 11:45 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

14 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Gangaramaya Temple stays under 19 min.

  1. 07:30–08:08Walk via Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha (little shade)
  2. 08:08–08:58Gangaramaya Temple
  3. 08:58–09:06Walk to a lunch room by the lake
  4. 09:06–09:56Rice and curry lunch room, Beira Lake
  5. 09:56–10:08Ride-hail to Buhari in the Fort
  6. 10:08–11:08Buhari
  7. 11:08–11:14Walk to the Fort lunch table
  8. 11:14–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Fort)
  9. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Fort)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi LKR 500 (Ride-hail to Buhari in the Fort) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Fort).
  • L2Shorten Gangaramaya Temple to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Fort).
  • L2Skip Seema Malaka (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Fort).

Switches if the ground changes

  • crowd Gangaramaya Temple → Seema Malaka (5′, then 30′ p90 to the anchor)
  • heat Gangaramaya Temple → Café by Beira Lake (AC) (5′, then 30′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 4.3 = PFL 3.5 + OFL 0.8 · walk 3.5 km (2.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 1.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 14′ · relax L2 · yield 15.2 · option value 1.33

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 25′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 1%; margin -116 min; -LKR 1,000.

trace: generated 60 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×6, p_late>0.15×10, no_edge×4 · frontier 19 · seed 3950800700 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or AC café 13:00–16:00; Galle Face at sunset if energy allows.

Day 2 — Sunset on the green, dinner in the Fort

EasyLow time risk~2.7 km (1.7 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 16:00–16:17Walk south along the seafront road
  2. 16:17–17:17Galle Face Green
  3. 17:17–17:33Walk north along the seafront
  4. 17:33–17:48Old Colombo Lighthouse (clock tower)
  5. 17:48–17:54Walk to the Dutch Hospital
  6. 17:54–19:24Ministry of Crab

What this plan gives up

  • L2Skip Galle Face isso wade stalls (optional).
  • L2Skip Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct (optional).

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Galle Face Green → Hotel lobby café on the seafront (AC) (5′)
  • crowd Galle Face Green → Old Colombo Lighthouse (clock tower) (8′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.7 = PFL 2.7 + OFL 0 · walk 2.7 km (1.7 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L2 · yield 16 · option value 1.22

trace: generated 64 · rejected no_edge×5 · frontier 9 · seed 3950800700 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: Fort lanes are quiet after office hours; take a ride-hail back.

Day 3 — Pettah early, car to Katunayake at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~2.6 km (1.6 mi) walkno long stairsLKR 500 taxi

leave byLeave Sea Street kottu stalls by 11:15 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

78 min of buffer left.

  1. 07:00–07:18Walk east
  2. 07:18–08:03Sea Street gold market lanes
  3. 08:03–08:12Walk to Wolvendaal Church
  4. 08:12–08:42Wolvendaal Church
  5. 08:42–08:51Walk back to Sea Street
  6. 08:51–09:31Sea Street kottu stalls
  7. 09:31–09:43Ride-hail back to the hotel for the bags
  8. 09:43–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Bandaranaike Airport
  9. 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi LKR 500 (Ride-hail back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
  • L2Skip Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (exterior) (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
Why this route?

DFL 3.1 = PFL 2.6 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.6 km (1.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 78′ · relax L2 · yield 13 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 22′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin +29 min; -LKR 400.

trace: generated 36 · rejected no_edge×4 · frontier 8 · seed 3950800700 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Katunayake: the road takes 50–90 min; allow 3 h at the airport before an international departure.

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