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Luang Prabang in 3 days

Mornings at the temples, middays in the shade, evenings by the river; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

7km

default plan, all days

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Days
Pace

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

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Palace museum, Phou Si, a 12:30 lunch table

EasyLow time risk~1.7 km (1.1 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Phou Si (hill and viewpoint) by 11:35 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

40 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Royal Palace Museum stays under 45 min.

  1. 08:00–08:06Walk along Sisavangvong Road
  2. 08:06–09:11Royal Palace Museum
  3. 09:11–09:15Walk along the road
  4. 09:15–09:40Wat Mai
  5. 09:40–09:45Walk to the foot of Phou Si
  6. 09:45–10:45Phou Si (hill and viewpoint)
  7. 10:45–10:53Walk down to the lunch table
  8. 10:53–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (old town)
  9. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (old town)hard

Switches if the ground changes

  • crowd Royal Palace Museum → Wat Mai (4′, then 9′ p90 to the anchor)
  • heat Royal Palace Museum → Café on Sisavangvong Road (AC) (4′, then 9′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2 = PFL 1.7 + OFL 0.3 · walk 1.7 km (1.1 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 40′ · relax L0 · yield 18 · option value 1.43

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 33′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin +33 min; +LAK 0.

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 1645399982 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Guesthouse or AC café 13:00–16:00; Mekong bank walk or the night market after 17:00.

Day 2 — Morning market, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Sen

EasyLow time risk~2.8 km (1.7 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 06:30–06:38Walk to the market
  2. 06:38–07:23Morning market food stalls
  3. 07:23–07:45Walk north-east along the Mekong road
  4. 07:45–08:47Wat Xieng Thong
  5. 08:47–08:52Walk along the road
  6. 08:52–09:12Wat Sen
  7. 09:12–09:18Walk to the riverside restaurant
  8. 09:18–10:48Lao restaurant for or lam

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Wat Xieng Thong → Café on the Nam Khan bank (5′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.9 = PFL 2.8 + OFL 0.1 · walk 2.8 km (1.7 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 21.7 · option value 0.67

trace: generated 72 · rejected none · frontier 8 · seed 1645399982 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: the Nam Khan bank or the night market from 17:00.

Day 3 — Southern temples, car to the airport at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~2.1 km (1.3 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Wat Manorom by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

49 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–08:37Walk south-west along the lanes
  2. 08:37–09:07Wat Hosian
  3. 09:07–09:16Walk south
  4. 09:16–09:46Wat Manorom
  5. 09:46–10:00Walk back
  6. 10:00–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → LPQ
  7. 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Skip Khao soi noodle shop (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
Why this route?

DFL 2.1 = PFL 2.1 + OFL 0 · walk 2.1 km (1.3 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 49′ · relax L2 · yield 9.3 · option value 0

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

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -76 min; +LAK 0.

trace: generated 12 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 3 · seed 1645399982 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

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

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