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South Tarawa in 3 days

Bairiki and the lagoon shore in the morning with an arranged lunch, Betio's relics early on the second day, Bikenibeu on the last morning; every long leg is a car or minibus, and the last day ends with the bag already in it.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

3km

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

Not offered: our South Tarawa data has nothing tagged art and museums.

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Bairiki and the lagoon shore, a 12:30 lunch

EasyLow time risk~1.3 km (0.8 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Lagoon shore at Bairiki by 11:55 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

132 min of buffer left.

  1. 07:30–07:35Walk to the main road (little shade)
  2. 07:35–08:15Bairiki government quarter and lagoon shore
  3. 08:15–08:23Walk to the lagoon shore
  4. 08:23–08:53Lagoon shore at Bairiki
  5. 08:53–09:01Walk to lunch
  6. 09:01–12:30Buffer / wander near Your arranged lunch (Bairiki)
  7. 12:30–13:30Lunch 12:30 (Bairiki, arranged)hard

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Bairiki government quarter and lagoon shore → Guesthouse lounge (AC or fan) (5′, then 9′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 1.3 = PFL 1.3 + OFL 0 · walk 1.3 km (0.8 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 132′ · relax L0 · yield 8.4 · option value 0.67

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

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -65 min; +AUD 0.

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 3881360293 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Guesthouse lounge 13:00–16:00; Bikenibeu roadside eateries at dusk by car.

Day 2 — Betio relics at 07:30

EasyLow time risk~1.5 km (0.9 mi) walkno long stairsAUD 6 (≈ US$4) taxi
  1. 07:30–07:45Taxi or minibus west to Betio
  2. 07:45–09:15Betio battle relics (1943)
  3. 09:15–09:23Walk along the port road
  4. 09:23–09:53Betio pier and port road
  5. 09:53–10:08Walk to the command bunker
  6. 10:08–10:48Japanese command bunker, Betio

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi AUD 6 (≈ US$4) (Taxi or minibus west to Betio) — saves walking and transfers.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Betio battle relics (1943) → Shade under trees near the Betio bunkers (8′)
  • heat Japanese command bunker, Betio → Shade under trees near the Betio bunkers (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 2 = PFL 1.5 + OFL 0.5 · walk 1.5 km (0.9 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 18 · option value 0.56

trace: generated 18 · rejected none · frontier 3 · seed 3881360293 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: fish and rice from 17:00; book the ride back before you go.

Day 3 — Bikenibeu, car to the airport at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~0 km (0 ft) walkno long stairsAUD 30 (≈ US$20) taxi

leave byLeave Bikenibeu shops and market stalls by 10:50 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

54 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:00–08:35Taxi or driver east to Bikenibeu
  2. 08:35–09:20Bikenibeu shops and market stalls
  3. 09:20–09:55Car back to the hotel for the bags
  4. 09:55–12:00Buffer / wander near Guesthouse pickup (bags) → Bonriki airport
  5. 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi AUD 15 (≈ US$10) (Taxi or driver east to Bikenibeu) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
  • L1Taxi AUD 15 (≈ US$10) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
  • L2Skip Bikenibeu lagoon shore (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Bikenibeu shops and market stalls → Guesthouse lounge (AC or fan) (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 1 = PFL 0 + OFL 1 · walk 0 m (0 ft) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 54′ · relax L2 · yield 4 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 16′

trace: generated 10 · rejected none · frontier 7 · seed 3881360293 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Airport: flights are few and times change; replace the 12:00 placeholder with your flight and allow 3 h.

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