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Huế in 3 days
Imperial City, then the tombs, then Thiên Mụ and the river at an easy pace — with the DMZ as a swap for day three if war history is your reason to come.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
4km
default plan, all days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
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Day 1 — Imperial City and museum
- 07:15–07:45Walk over the bridge and along the citadel wall
- 07:45–10:50Imperial City
- 10:50–10:56Walk east out of the enclosure
- 10:56–11:36Royal Antiquities Museum
- 11:36–11:43Walk south-east towards Thượng Tứ gate
- 11:43–12:33Lạc Thiện (bánh khoái)
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Imperial City → Royal Theatre café (in the grounds) (4′)
- rain Imperial City → Royal Antiquities Museum (6′)
Why this route?
DFL 3.4 = PFL 3.1 + OFL 0.3 · walk 3.1 km (1.9 mi)1.9 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 21 · option value 1.34
trace: generated 24 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 2673952585 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening on the bridge; chè at Chè Hẻm.
Day 2 — The tombs by car (Đồng Khánh if time)
- 07:15–07:40Car south, 12 km
- 07:40–09:10Tomb of Minh Mạng
- 09:10–09:24Car across the river
- 09:24–10:14Tomb of Khải Định
- 10:14–10:30Car north
- 10:30–11:45Tomb of Tự Đức
- 11:45–11:53Walk the lane north-east from Tự Đức's gate
- 11:53–12:33Tomb of Đồng Khánh
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ₫200,000 (≈ US$8) (Car south, 12 km (7.5 mi)) — saves walking and transfers.Taxi ₫200,000 (≈ US$8) (Car south, 7.5 mi (12 km)) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi ₫100,000 (≈ US$4) (Car across the river) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi ₫110,000 (≈ US$5) (Car north) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?
DFL 2 = PFL 0.5 + OFL 1.5 · walk 500 m (0.3 mi)0.3 mi (500 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 21.8 · option value 0
trace: generated 40 · rejected none · frontier 3 · seed 2673952585 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Afternoon rest; dinner at Hàng Me Mẹ.
Day 3 — Thiên Mụ, Đông Ba, cơm hến; car at 13:00
leave byLeave Thiên Mụ Pagoda by 12:15 to keep the 13:00 boarding.Leave Thiên Mụ Pagoda by 12:15 PM to keep the 1:00 PM boarding.
109 min of buffer left.
- 07:00–07:14Car west along the river
- 07:14–07:59Thiên Mụ Pagoda
- 07:59–08:13Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 08:13–13:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → onward
- 13:00–14:00Car onward at 13:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ₫80,000 (≈ US$4) (Car west along the river) — protects: Car onward at 13:00.Taxi ₫80,000 (≈ US$4) (Car west along the river) — protects: Car onward at 1:00 PM.
- L1Taxi ₫80,000 (≈ US$4) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car onward at 13:00.Taxi ₫80,000 (≈ US$4) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car onward at 1:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 1 = PFL 0 + OFL 1 · walk 0 m (0 ft)0 ft (0 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 109′ · relax L1 · yield 8 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 13:00 → latest arrival 12:45, slack 15′
trace: generated 2 · rejected none · frontier 1 · seed 2673952585 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: If you are staying: Đông Ba and cơm hến for lunch.
Meals, swaps, bookings and questionsHide
Each day: cost, carry, rain swap
Day 1 — Imperial City and museum
- Spend
- ₫300,000–600,000 (≈ US$12–25)
- Carry
- Hat, water
- If it rains
- Covered halls.
Day 2 — The tombs by car (Đồng Khánh if time)
- Spend
- ₫900,000–1,400,000 (≈ US$35–55) for two with a car
- Carry
- Shoes for stairs
- If it rains
- Two tombs only.
Day 3 — Thiên Mụ, Đông Ba, cơm hến; car at 13:00
- Spend
- ₫200,000–400,000 (≈ US$8–16)
- Carry
- Bags packed
- If it rains
- Skip the pagoda; museum and market.
The solver above does not move these swaps in for you; they are the manual fallback when the forecast turns.