Half-Day Killing Field & Tuol Sleng Genocidal Museum with a local Tuk Tuk Tours
- 4–5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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 as the half day tour. First, Heading to 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, lead by Pol Pot, turned the place into what became known as the killing fields, where they executed around 20.000 victim. 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 turn back to your hotel.
Inclusions
What's included
- Special Private Tour
- Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off
- All Entrance Fee Are Mentioned
- Private English Speaking Tuk Tuk Driver & Guide
- Cold Bottle Of Water During Your Trip
What's not
- Drinks and other meals not clearly mentioned
- Surcharge for special request on food, and meals.
- Insurance, gratuities and personal expenses
- All other service not stated in the program
Itinerary
Start your tour by heading to Killing Field from you hotel in Phnom Penh, where the vibrant bustling capital of Cambodia. Situated at the confluence of three rivers, the mighty Mekong, the Bassac and the great Tonle Sap, what was once considered the ‘Gem’ of Indochina. The capital city still maintains considerable charm with plenty to see. It exudes a sort of provincial charm and tranquillity with French colonial mansions and tree-lined boulevards amidst monumental Angkorian architecture. Phnom Penh is a veritable oasis compared to the modernity of other Asian capitals. A mixture of Asian exotica, the famous Cambodian hospitality awaits the visitors to the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Here in the capital, are many interesting touristy sites. Beside the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, the Choeng Ek Killing Fields and Wat Phnom, there are several market places selling carvings, paintings, silk, silver, gems and even antiques.
Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge - killed between 1975 and 1979 - about 17 kilometres south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979.
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Royal Phnom Penh Tours
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Krong Kaeb
- Its from-price is 10% below the median of the 10 experiences we list in Krong Kaeb.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 10.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Krong Kaeb
Kep, or Krong Kaeb, is a quiet seaside town on Cambodia's south coast, known for its crab market, a forested hill and ruined 1960s villas.
Krong Kaeb, usually called Kep, is a small coastal town in the far south of Cambodia, close to the Vietnamese border and facing the Gulf of Thailand. It was developed as a seaside resort in the French colonial period and again in the 1960s, when modernist villas were built along the shore, and the weathered shells of some still stand among the trees. Kep National Park covers the hill behind the town.
