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Quito in 3 days

Old town in the morning, park in the middle, the ridge last; 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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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 — Historic Centre morning, Mercado Central lunch

EasyLow time risk~2.3 km (1.4 mi) walkno long stairs$4 taxi
  1. 08:30–08:53Car or ride-hail
  2. 08:53–09:28Plaza Grande (Plaza de la Independencia)
  3. 09:28–09:32Walk from Plaza Grande
  4. 09:32–10:12Cafetería Modelo
  5. 10:12–10:16Walk to La Compañía de Jesús
  6. 10:16–11:01La Compañía de Jesús
  7. 11:01–11:05Walk from La Compañía de Jesús
  8. 11:05–11:45San Francisco church and plaza
  9. 11:45–11:54Walk from San Francisco church and plaza
  10. 11:54–12:44Mercado Central
  11. 12:44–12:54Walk from Mercado Central
  12. 12:54–13:19Heladería San Agustín

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi $4 (Car or ride-hail) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?

DFL 2.8 = PFL 2.3 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.3 km (1.4 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 31.1 · option value 0

trace: generated 288 · rejected no_edge×4 · frontier 6 · seed 3676002091 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or café 14:00–17:00 to rest at altitude; dinner in La Mariscal, car back.

Day 2 — La Carolina park and garden, Plaza Foch dinner

EasyLow time risk~0.3 km (0.2 mi) walkno long stairs$6 taxi
  1. 09:00–09:17Car or ride-hail
  2. 09:17–10:32Parque La Carolina
  3. 10:32–10:36Walk from Parque La Carolina
  4. 10:36–11:46Quito Botanical Garden
  5. 11:46–12:01Car or ride-hail
  6. 12:01–13:31Restaurants around Plaza Foch

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi $3 (Car or ride-hail) — saves walking and transfers.
  • L1Taxi $3 (Car or ride-hail) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?

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

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 15 · option value 0

trace: generated 8 · rejected none · frontier 1 · seed 3676002091 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: dinner around Plaza Foch; take a car home after 22:00.

Day 3 — Guápulo church, car to Mariscal Sucre at 11:00

EasyLow time risk~2.1 km (1.3 mi) walkno long stairs$3 taxi

leave byLeave Santuario de Guápulo by 10:20 to keep the 11:00 boarding.

28 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–08:59Walk from La Mariscal
  2. 08:59–09:34Santuario de Guápulo
  3. 09:34–09:48Car back to the hotel for the bags
  4. 09:48–11:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Mariscal Sucre
  5. 11:00–12:00Car to the airport at 11:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi $3 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:00.
  • L2Skip Cafés on the Guápulo ridge (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 11:00.
Why this route?

DFL 2.6 = PFL 2.1 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.1 km (1.3 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 28′ · relax L2 · yield 6 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 11:00 → latest arrival 10:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -5 min; -$3.

trace: generated 12 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×5, p_late>0.15×3 · frontier 2 · seed 3676002091 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Mariscal Sucre: the road takes 45–90 minutes; allow 3 h before an international departure.

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