Days · Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu in 3 days
Cathedral and main road on foot on the first morning, Lake Lalolalo by car early on the second day, the lagoon road on the last; every long leg is a car, and the last day ends with the bag already in it.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
4km
default plan, all days
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Day 1 - Cathedral, palace quarter, a 12:30 lunch
leave byLeave Mata-Utu market by 12:00 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Mata-Utu market by 12:00 PM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
40 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption stays under 40 min.
- 08:00–08:05Walk to the cathedral square
- 08:05–08:40Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
- 08:40–08:45Walk along the road
- 08:45–09:05Royal palace quarter (look from the road)
- 09:05–09:14Walk north along the main road
- 09:14–09:49Mata-Utu market
- 09:49–09:52Walk to lunch
- 09:52–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch (main road)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch 12:30 (main road)hard
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption → Guesthouse terrace (shade) (5′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
- heat Mata-Utu market → Guesthouse terrace (shade) (0′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1.3 = PFL 1.3 + OFL 0 · walk 1.3 km (0.8 mi)0.8 mi (1 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 40′ · relax L0 · yield 14 · option value 0.67
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -114 min; +XPF 0.
trace: generated 36 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 4137229139 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Guesthouse or a shaded terrace 13:00-16:00; nothing is open on Sunday.
Day 2 - Lake Lalolalo at 07:30
- 07:00–07:15Hired car to the track end
- 07:15–08:15Lake Lalolalo
- 08:15–08:27Walk along the rim
- 08:27–09:02Rim path (look, do not descend)
- 09:02–09:17Car to the fortress track
- 09:17–10:17Talietumu fortress
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi XPF 1,500 (Hired car to the track end) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi XPF 1,500 (Car to the fortress track) — saves walking and transfers.
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Lake Lalolalo → Rim viewpoint (shade) (5′)
- fatigue Lake Lalolalo → Rim viewpoint (shade) (5′)
- heat Talietumu fortress → Rim viewpoint (shade) (0′)
- fatigue Talietumu fortress → Rim viewpoint (shade) (0′)
Why this route?
DFL 1.8 = PFL 0.8 + OFL 1 · walk 800 m (0.5 mi)0.5 mi (800 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 17.3 · option value 1.33
trace: generated 18 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 4137229139 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Afternoon: buy food and change money on the main road before the shops close.
Day 3 - Lagoon road, car to the airport at 11:00
leave byLeave Wharf approach by 10:25 to keep the 11:00 boarding.Leave Wharf approach by 10:25 AM to keep the 11:00 AM boarding.
34 min of buffer left.
- 08:00–08:22Walk south along the road (little shade)
- 08:22–08:57Lagoon-side road
- 08:57–09:03Walk to the wharf
- 09:03–09:28Wharf approach
- 09:28–09:34Car back to the guesthouse
- 09:34–11:00Buffer / wander near Guesthouse pickup (bags) -> airport
- 11:00–12:00Car to the airport at 11:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi XPF 800 (Car back to the guesthouse) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:00.Taxi XPF 800 (Car back to the guesthouse) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:00 AM.
Why this route?
DFL 2.5 = PFL 2 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2 km (1.2 mi)1.2 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 34′ · relax L1 · yield 8 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 11:00 → latest arrival 10:50, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -46 min; -XPF 800.
trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 4137229139 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Airport: allow 2.5-3 h before an international departure; flights are few.