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Hanoi in 4 days

Three mornings outside plus a French-Quarter afternoon that ends at a booked water-puppet show; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.

Days

4

Plan status

draft

Walking

15km

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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 4-day plan.

Day 1 — Ba Đình morning, a 12:30 lunch table

DemandingLow time risk~5.8 km (3.6 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Temple of Literature by 10:30 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

19 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum stays under 39 min.

  1. 07:30–08:03Walk west via Phan Đình Phùng
  2. 08:03–09:08Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
  3. 09:08–09:28Walk south (little shade)
  4. 09:28–10:18Temple of Literature
  5. 10:18–10:48Walk east via Hàng Bông
  6. 10:48–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Hoàn Kiếm)
  7. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Shorten Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).
  • L2Shorten Temple of Literature to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).
  • L2Skip One Pillar Pagoda (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).

Switches if the ground changes

  • crowd Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum → One Pillar Pagoda (6′)
  • heat Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum → Café on Điện Biên Phủ (AC) (8′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
  • heat Temple of Literature → Café on Điện Biên Phủ (AC) (8′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 7.5 = PFL 5.8 + OFL 1.7 · walk 5.8 km (3.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 4.5% (200 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 19′ · relax L2 · yield 12.8 · option value 1.74

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 80′

β vs α: time risk 4% → 5%; margin -5 min; -₫130,000.

trace: generated 96 · rejected p_late>0.15×38, p50_after_latest_arrival×12 · frontier 40 · seed 3343769329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

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

Day 2 — The lake at sunrise, Old Quarter, bún chả

EasyLow time risk~3.6 km (2.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 06:30–06:38Walk to the lake
  2. 06:38–07:08Ngọc Sơn Temple
  3. 07:08–07:23Walk north through the Old Quarter
  4. 07:23–08:03Đồng Xuân market
  5. 08:03–08:30Walk south past the lake
  6. 08:30–09:15Bún chả Hương Liên
Why this route?

DFL 3.6 = PFL 3.6 + OFL 0 · walk 3.6 km (2.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 16 · option value 0

trace: generated 20 · rejected none · frontier 3 · seed 3343769329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: Old Quarter street food from 17:00; weekend walking streets around the lake.

Day 4 — Cathedral, Hỏa Lò, egg coffee, a 17:00 water-puppet show

EasySome time risk~3 km (1.9 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Hỏa Lò Prison Memorial by 16:05 to keep the 17:00 admission.

0 min of buffer left.

  1. 14:30–14:42Walk south-west to Nhà Chung
  2. 14:42–14:57St Joseph's Cathedral
  3. 14:57–15:06Walk south on Thợ Nhuộm
  4. 15:06–16:01Hỏa Lò Prison Memorial
  5. 16:01–16:21Walk along the lake
  6. 16:21–17:00Buffer / wander near Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre
  7. 17:00–18:00Water-puppet show 17:00 (booked)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Shorten St Joseph's Cathedral to 15 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Water-puppet show 17:00 (booked).
  • L2Shorten Hỏa Lò Prison Memorial to 50 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Water-puppet show 17:00 (booked).
  • L2Skip Café Giảng (optional) — protects: Water-puppet show 17:00 (booked).
Why this route?

DFL 3.3 = PFL 3 + OFL 0.3 · walk 3 km (1.9 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 11.0% (2000 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 -1′ · relax L2 · yield 9.4 · option value 0

Deadline: admission 17:00 → latest arrival 16:45, slack 17′

β vs α: time risk 11% → 11%; margin +1 min; -₫40,000.

trace: generated 24 · rejected fast_fail:deadline×4, p50_after_latest_arrival×17, p_late>0.15×1 · frontier 2 · seed 3343769329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Old Quarter street food after the show.

Day 3 — West Lake, car to Nội Bài at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~3 km (1.9 mi) walkno long stairs₫40,000 (≈ US$2) taxi

leave byLeave Quán Thánh Temple by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

60 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–09:02Walk north-west via Quán Thánh
  2. 09:02–09:32Trấn Quốc Pagoda
  3. 09:32–09:40Walk along Thanh Niên
  4. 09:40–10:00Quán Thánh Temple
  5. 10:00–10:12Car back to the hotel for the bags
  6. 10:12–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Nội Bài
  7. 12:00–13:00Car to Nội Bài at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi ₫40,000 (≈ US$2) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to Nội Bài at 12:00.
Why this route?

DFL 3.5 = PFL 3 + OFL 0.5 · walk 3 km (1.9 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 60′ · relax L1 · yield 10 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -45 min; -₫50,000.

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 3343769329 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Nội Bài: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure.

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