Tibet Lhasa 2-Day Spiritual Tour
This carefully crafted journey takes you deep into the soul of Tibet’s sacred capital. Begin at the iconic Potala Palace, climbing its ancient marble steps to explore golden stupas housing Dalai Lama relics and 1,300-year-old meditation caves. Join local pilgrims circling Jokhang Temple, touching your forehead to its age-blackened gates as butter lamps flicker against gilded Buddha statues.
The second day reveals hidden Lhasa – make offerings of white scarves at Zhakri Monastery’s smoky halls before hiking Nanshan Park for breathtaking valley views. Explore Drepung Monastery, once home to 10,000 monks, where scripture printing still uses 500-year-old woodblocks. Conclude in the peaceful rose gardens of Norbulingka, the Dalai Lamas’ summer retreat.
Included with every escorted tour
Day 1: Lhasa Arrival
Arrive in Lhasa–Potala Palace–Tsangkhang Park–Jokhang Temple–Heavenly Tibet Post Office
4-Star Hotel
Breakfast
Morning:
Begin your pilgrimage ascending the Potala Palace’s 1,000 white-and-red steps, where:
Guides decode 1,300-year-old murals depicting Tibetan cosmology
The Red Palace’s gold-encrusted stupas hold past Dalai Lamas
Secret Dharma Cave reveals Songtsen Gampo’s 7th-century meditation site
At Tsangkhang Park, join elderly Tibetans spinning prayer wheels around the holy lake. Time your visit for 10AM when:
Traditional Guozhuang dances circle the willow trees
Monks feed sacred fish (look for the golden-scaled ones)
Afternoon:
At Jokhang Temple, follow prostrating pilgrims to:
Touch foreheads to the Jowo Sakyamuni statue (Tibet’s most sacred image)
Witness butter lamp offerings in the Inner Sanctum’s golden glow
Climb the rooftop for iconic views of Barkhor Square
Conclude at Heavenly Tibet Post Office:
Mail postcards with special “Roof of the World” postmark
Commission a handwritten Tibetan blessing scroll (takes 3 days to complete)
Day 2: Lhasa Departure
Zhakri Monastery–Nanshan Park–Drepung Monastery–Norbulingka
4-Star Hotel
Breakfast
Morning:
At Zhakri Monastery’s smoky incense halls:
Offer white hada scarves and barley wine
Watch monks perform 9AM wealth-blessing ceremonies
Hike Nanshan Park’s switchback trails (1.5hr round-trip) for:
Unmatched views of Lhasa Valley’s patchwork fields
Prayer flag photography at the Sky Burial Viewing Platform
Afternoon:
Explore Drepung Monastery’s massive complex:
The Ganden Palace’s original Dalai Lama throne
Kitchen Courtyard where 10,000 monks’ tea was brewed
Hidden Scripture Printing Room using 500-year-old woodblocks
End at Norbulingka’s summer palace gardens:
See the Dalai Lama’s private cinema (1950s technology)
Spot rare blue poppies in the medicinal herb garden
Enjoy sweet yak butter tea at the lakeside teahouse
