Tibet Lhasa 2-Day Spiritual Tour

Arrive in Lhasa--Potala Palace--Tsangkhang Park--Jokhang Temple--Heavenly Tibet Post Office

4-Stars 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)

Zhakri Monastery--Nanshan Park--Drepung Monastery--Norbulingka--Departure

4-Stars 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