Days · Thimphu
Thimphu in 3 days
Slow mornings for the altitude, indoor stops at midday, the dzong when it opens to visitors; the last day ends with the bags already in the car to Paro.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
2km
default plan, all days
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Day 1 — Memorial Chorten at first light, museums, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave National Textile Museum by 11:55 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave National Textile Museum by 11:55 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
7 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Memorial Chorten stays under 7 min.
- 07:00–07:11Walk south along the main road
- 07:11–08:11Memorial Chorten
- 08:11–08:23Car to the Textile Museum
- 08:23–09:23National Textile Museum
- 09:23–09:30Walk to the Folk Heritage side
- 09:30–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Kawajangsa)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Kawajangsa)hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi BTN 200 (Car to the Textile Museum) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Kawajangsa).Taxi BTN 200 (Car to the Textile Museum) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Kawajangsa).
- L2Skip Folk Heritage Museum (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Kawajangsa).Skip Folk Heritage Museum (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Kawajangsa).
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Memorial Chorten → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (11′, then 16′ p90 to the anchor)
- rain National Textile Museum → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (0′, then 16′ p90 to the anchor)
- rain Folk Heritage Museum → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (0′, then 16′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 2.2 = PFL 1.7 + OFL 0.5 · walk 1.4 km (0.9 mi)0.9 mi (1 km) · steps ↑20 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 7′ · relax L2 · yield 14 · option value 0.48
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 17′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -47 min; -BTN 150.
trace: generated 12 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 4 · seed 348356708 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Rest at the hotel 13:30–16:00; Clock Tower square and Norzin Lam in the evening.
Day 2 — Buddha Dordenma, then Trashi Chhoe Dzong after office hours
- 09:00–09:20Operator car up the hill road
- 09:20–10:20Buddha Dordenma viewpoint
- 10:20–10:48Car north to the dzong
- 10:48–11:53Trashi Chhoe Dzong
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi BTN 400 (Operator car up the hill road) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi BTN 450 (Car north to the dzong) — saves walking and transfers.
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Buddha Dordenma viewpoint → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (0′)
- rain Trashi Chhoe Dzong → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (14′)
Why this route?
DFL 1.8 = PFL 0.5 + OFL 1.3 · walk 500 m (0.3 mi)0.3 mi (500 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 15 · option value 0.42
trace: generated 4 · rejected none · frontier 1 · seed 348356708 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: dinner on Norzin Lam; carry a light for the walk back.
Day 3 — Changangkha temple, car to Paro at 09:30
leave byLeave Changangkha Lhakhang by 08:45 to keep the 09:30 boarding.Leave Changangkha Lhakhang by 8:45 AM to keep the 9:30 AM boarding.
36 min of buffer left.
- 07:00–07:12Car up to the temple
- 07:12–07:52Changangkha Lhakhang
- 07:52–08:04Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 08:04–09:30Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Paro
- 09:30–10:30Car to Paro at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave 3.5 h before it)hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi BTN 200 (Car up to the temple) — protects: Car to Paro at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave 3.5 h before it).Taxi BTN 200 (Car up to the temple) — protects: Car to Paro at 9:30 AM (your flight time decides; leave 3.5 h before it).
- L1Taxi BTN 200 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to Paro at 09:30 (your flight time decides; leave 3.5 h before it).Taxi BTN 200 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to Paro at 9:30 AM (your flight time decides; leave 3.5 h before it).
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Changangkha Lhakhang → Café on Norzin Lam (warm (0′)
Why this route?
DFL 1.2 = PFL 0.2 + OFL 1 · walk 200 m (0.1 mi)0.1 mi (200 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 36′ · relax L1 · yield 6 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 09:30 → latest arrival 09:15, slack 15′
trace: generated 2 · rejected no_edge×1 · frontier 1 · seed 348356708 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Paro: allow 2–2.5 h before an international departure; keep a spare day in case the flight is cancelled.