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Nuuk in 3 days

A slow first morning for jet lag, the museum and cultural centre in the middle of the day, and a fjord boat trip only in summer; the last morning ends with the bags already in the taxi.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

3km

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 — Cathedral, Brættet fish market, a 12:30 lunch table

EasyLow time risk~1.6 km (1 mi) walkno long stairsDKK 80 (≈ US$13) taxi

leave byLeave Brættet fish market by 11:55 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

54 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour) stays under 54 min.

  1. 08:30–08:39Walk to Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour)
  2. 08:39–09:14Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour)
  3. 09:14–09:17Walk up to the statue
  4. 09:17–09:32Hans Egede statue
  5. 09:32–09:42Taxi to Brættet
  6. 09:42–10:42Brættet fish market
  7. 10:42–10:48Walk to lunch
  8. 10:48–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch table (Katuaq area)
  9. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Your lunch table (Katuaq area))hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi DKK 80 (≈ US$13) (Taxi to Brættet) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Your lunch table (Katuaq area)).

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour) → Warm stop at the Katuaq cultural centre (field-verify) (9′, then 13′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2.3 = PFL 1.8 + OFL 0.5 · walk 1.6 km (1 mi) · steps ↑20 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 54′ · relax L1 · yield 17.3 · option value 0.53

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin +42 min; -DKK 60.

trace: generated 36 · rejected none · frontier 8 · seed 1476484388 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Rest at the hotel 13:30–16:00; the Katuaq centre and the main street in the evening. Optional: an exhibition, a film or a concert at Katuaq; check the programme.

Day 2 — Fjord boat trip in season, then the national museum

EasyLow time risk~1 km (0.6 mi) walkno long stairsDKK 340 (≈ US$55) taxi
  1. 09:00–09:16Taxi to Nuuk Fjord boat trip (summer)
  2. 09:16–13:16Nuuk Fjord boat trip (summer)
  3. 13:16–13:38Taxi to Greenland National Museum and Archives
  4. 13:38–15:08Greenland National Museum and Archives
  5. 15:08–15:12Walk to the harbour buildings
  6. 15:12–16:12Colonial harbour walk
  7. 16:12–16:15Walk to the shore sculpture
  8. 16:15–16:30Mother of the Sea sculpture

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi DKK 160 (≈ US$25) (Taxi to Nuuk Fjord boat trip (summer)) — saves walking and transfers.
  • L1Taxi DKK 180 (≈ US$30) (Taxi to Greenland National Museum and Archives) — saves walking and transfers.

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Greenland National Museum and Archives → Warm stop at the Katuaq cultural centre (field-verify) (11′)
Why this route?

DFL 2 = PFL 1 + OFL 1 · walk 1 km (0.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 29 · option value 0.48

trace: generated 28 · rejected no_edge×1 · frontier 3 · seed 1476484388 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: dinner near the Katuaq centre; carry a windproof layer for the walk back.

Day 3 — Nuussuaq shore walk, taxi to Nuuk Airport at 09:30

EasySome time risk~0.3 km (0.2 mi) walkno long stairsDKK 160 (≈ US$25) taxi

leave byLeave Nuussuaq shore walk by 08:50 to keep the 09:30 boarding.

6 min of buffer left.

  1. 07:30–07:40Taxi to Nuussuaq shore walk
  2. 07:40–08:25Nuussuaq shore walk
  3. 08:25–08:35Taxi back for the bags
  4. 08:35–09:30Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Nuuk Airport
  5. 09:30–10:30Taxi to Nuuk Airport at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave at least 3 h before an international departure)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi DKK 80 (≈ US$13) (Taxi to Nuussuaq shore walk) — protects: Taxi to Nuuk Airport at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave at least 3 h before an international departure).
  • L1Taxi DKK 80 (≈ US$13) (Taxi back for the bags) — protects: Taxi to Nuuk Airport at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave at least 3 h before an international departure).
  • L2Shorten Nuussuaq shore walk to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Taxi to Nuuk Airport at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave at least 3 h before an international departure).
Why this route?

DFL 1.3 = PFL 0.3 + OFL 1 · walk 300 m (0.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 5.3% (300 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 6′ · relax L2 · yield 5.1 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 09:30 → latest arrival 09:15, slack 15′

trace: generated 2 · rejected p_late>0.15×1, no_edge×1 · frontier 1 · seed 1476484388 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Nuuk Airport: allow 2 h before an international departure; keep a spare day in case fog cancels the flight.

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