Phnom Penh, Cambodia
4 Hours
City Tour
25 persons
Phnom Penh
Learning about Cambodia’s tragic past at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former site of the Security Prison 21 (S-21) and Killing Filed were established by the Khmer Rouge regime from your tour guide the half-day tour. First, Heading to the killing fields of Choeung Ek Genocide Center – 9 miles away south of Phnom Penh. The infamous killing fields have a bloody history. Once an orchard and a Chinese cemetery, the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, turned the place into what became known as the killing fields, where they executed around 20.000 victims. Over three years, they massacred and buried 2.5 million people. After remembering the dead, return to Phnom Penh to visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21). Meaning hill of the poisonous trees, Pol Pot turned a once popular high school into a high-security prison. 20,000 people were imprisoned there, many of whom were tortured for information. Then, we will return to your hotel.
Kids (0-4 yrs) are free of charge, Children (5 – 11 yrs) are 50% charge of the adult (12 yrs+) and need to be accompanied by at least one adult. Cambodia geographically stays in the tropical monsoon, its weather varies and annually brings wet and dry seasons, generally hot during day time and a bit cooler at night, and in the early morning. You should wear whatever is most comfortable but remember to dress appropriately to respect the locals and other religious sites; pagodas, temples, and holy places. Clothes must cover your shoulders and knees when you wish to visit the top part at Angkor Wat, Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, and when you go to meet Buddhist monks.