Days · Maseru
Maseru in 3 days
A town morning, Thaba Bosiu on the second day, and the cathedral before the car to the airport or the border; every drive ends before dusk and the last day ends with the bags already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
5km
default plan, all days
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Your constraints
Day 1 — Basotho Hat, the mall, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Pioneer Mall by 11:55 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Pioneer Mall by 11:55 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
15 min of buffer left.
- 09:00–09:04Walk along Pioneer Road to Kingsway
- 09:04–09:44Basotho Hat
- 09:44–09:54Walk east along Kingsway (daytime)
- 09:54–10:39Kingsway street stalls and craft market
- 10:39–10:53Walk west and south to the mall (daytime)
- 10:53–11:23Pioneer Mall
- 11:23–11:29Walk to your table
- 11:29–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch table (Pioneer Road)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Pioneer Road)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Shorten Pioneer Mall to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Pioneer Road).Shorten Pioneer Mall to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Pioneer Road).
Switches if the ground changes
- crowd Kingsway street stalls and craft market → Pioneer Mall (14′, then 9′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 2.4 = PFL 2.4 + OFL 0 · walk 2.4 km (1.5 mi)1.5 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 15′ · relax L2 · yield 11.9 · option value 0.42
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 18′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -104 min; +LSL 0.
trace: generated 22 · rejected none · frontier 5 · seed 1410464490 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Hotel rest 13:30–16:00; withdraw cash and fill the tank for the mountains.
Day 2 — Thaba Bosiu in the morning
- 07:30–08:15Private taxi or hired car east on the B31
- 08:15–10:45Thaba Bosiu
- 10:45–11:30Car back to Pioneer Road
- 11:30–12:15Lancers Inn
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi LSL 500 (Private taxi or hired car east on the B31) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi LSL 500 (Car back to Pioneer Road) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?
DFL 1.6 = PFL 0.6 + OFL 1 · walk 600 m (0.4 mi)0.4 mi (600 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 12 · option value 0
trace: generated 6 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 1410464490 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: dinner at the hotel or Lancers Inn; a car back, not a walk.
Day 3 — The cathedral, car to the airport at 12:00
leave byLeave Our Lady of Victories Cathedral by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave Our Lady of Victories Cathedral by 11:20 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
27 min of buffer left.
- 08:30–08:56Walk east along Kingsway (daytime)
- 08:56–09:21Our Lady of Victories Cathedral
- 09:21–09:33Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 09:33–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Moshoeshoe I airport
- 12:00–13:00Car to the airport or border at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi LSL 60 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport or border at 12:00.Taxi LSL 60 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport or border at 12:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 2.6 = PFL 2.1 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.1 km (1.3 mi)1.3 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 27′ · relax L1 · yield 4 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -84 min; -LSL 60.
trace: generated 4 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 1410464490 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Airport: flights are few, so confirm yours; for the border, leave in the morning and check the post's hours.