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Manila in 3 days

Mornings outside, middays indoors, one transfer per half-day; 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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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 — Intramuros morning, a 12:00 lunch table

ModerateLow time risk~4.2 km (2.6 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Manila Cathedral by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 last seating.

18 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Fort Santiago stays under 26 min.

  1. 07:30–08:02Walk north via Padre Burgos (little shade)
  2. 08:02–09:25Fort Santiago
  3. 09:25–09:43Walk along General Luna Street (little shade)
  4. 09:43–10:13San Agustin Church and museum
  5. 10:13–10:18Walk along Beaterio Street
  6. 10:18–10:38Manila Cathedral
  7. 10:38–10:45Walk to the lunch table
  8. 10:45–12:00Buffer / wander near Your lunch (Intramuros)
  9. 12:00–13:00Lunch table 12:00 (Intramuros)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Shorten Fort Santiago to 75 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:00 (Intramuros).
  • L2Shorten San Agustin Church and museum to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:00 (Intramuros).

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Fort Santiago → Café on General Luna Street (AC) (12′, then 10′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 4.7 = PFL 4.2 + OFL 0.5 · walk 4.2 km (2.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 2.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 18′ · relax L2 · yield 16.2 · option value 0.45

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

β vs α: time risk 3% → 2%; margin +8 min; -PHP 300.

trace: generated 48 · rejected p_late>0.15×5 · frontier 33 · seed 228216691 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or an AC café 13:00–16:00; Rizal Park at sunset if energy allows.

Day 2 — Rizal Park, the museum, Binondo dumplings

EasyLow time risk~2.4 km (1.5 mi) walkno long stairsPHP 200 (≈ US$4) taxi
  1. 07:30–07:46Walk north along Roxas Boulevard
  2. 07:46–08:06Rizal Monument (Luneta)
  3. 08:06–08:16Walk through the park
  4. 08:16–09:51National Museum of Fine Arts
  5. 09:51–10:13Ride-hail car to Binondo
  6. 10:13–11:03Dong Bei Dumplings
  7. 11:03–11:09Walk along Ongpin Street
  8. 11:09–11:34Eng Bee Tin (hopia and tikoy)

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi PHP 200 (≈ US$4) (Ride-hail car to Binondo) — saves walking and transfers.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat National Museum of Fine Arts → Café on General Luna Street (AC) (12′)
Why this route?

DFL 3.2 = PFL 2.4 + OFL 0.8 · walk 2.4 km (1.5 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 21.3 · option value 0.45

trace: generated 48 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 228216691 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Afternoon: Binondo lanes by car; keep bags and phones in front.

Day 3 — Makati gardens, car to NAIA at 12:30

EasyLow time risk~0.2 km (0.1 mi) walkno long stairsPHP 600 (≈ US$11) taxi

leave byLeave Ayala Triangle Gardens by 11:10 to keep the 12:30 boarding.

48 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–09:10Ride-hail car to Makati
  2. 09:10–09:55Ayala Triangle Gardens
  3. 09:55–10:35Car back to the hotel for the bags
  4. 10:35–12:30Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → NAIA
  5. 12:30–13:30Car to NAIA at 12:30 (flight 17:00 or later)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi PHP 300 (≈ US$6) (Ride-hail car to Makati) — protects: Car to NAIA at 12:30 (flight 17:00 or later).
  • L1Taxi PHP 300 (≈ US$6) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to NAIA at 12:30 (flight 17:00 or later).
  • L2Skip Ayala Museum (optional) — protects: Car to NAIA at 12:30 (flight 17:00 or later).
  • L2Skip Greenbelt Park and chapel (optional) — protects: Car to NAIA at 12:30 (flight 17:00 or later).
Why this route?

DFL 1.2 = PFL 0.2 + OFL 1 · walk 200 m (0.1 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 48′ · relax L2 · yield 5 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 12:30 → latest arrival 12:15, slack 15′

trace: generated 18 · rejected fast_fail:deadline×1, p50_after_latest_arrival×10, p_late>0.15×2 · frontier 3 · seed 228216691 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: NAIA: allow 3 h before an international departure; check the terminal and avoid rush hours.

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