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The Killing Field and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum: Unveiling Cambodia's Dark History
4.9
1,365 Ratings
Phnom Penh
Uncover Cambodia’s haunting past with a tour of the Killing Fields and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. Explore the infamous killing fields and learn about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. Visit the former high security prison turned museum and gain insight into Cambodia’s dark history.
Uncover Cambodia’s haunting past with a tour of the Killing Fields and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. Explore the infamous killing fields and learn about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. Visit the former high security prison turned museum and gain insight into Cambodia’s dark history.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - Cambodia’s History from 1975 to 1979
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - Cambodia’s History from 1975 to 1979
- Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - Cambodia’s History from 1975 to 1979
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - Cambodia’s History from 1975 to 1979
What's Included
- Expert English-speaking tour guide and driver
- Complimentary cool water
- Convenient hotel pickup
- Air-conditioned, clean transportation
- Expert English-speaking tour guide and driver
- Complimentary cool water
- Convenient hotel pickup
- Air-conditioned, clean transportation
What's Not Included
- The Killing Field ticket fee 3$/pax
- The Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) ticket fee 5$/pax
- Tipping Service and other personal expenses
- The Killing Field ticket fee 3$/pax
- The Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) ticket fee 5$/pax
- Tipping Service and other personal expenses
Additional Information
A professional English speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the
killing fields of Choeung Ek Genocide Center
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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…
A professional English speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you 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, 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. Today it serves as a
museum and a reminder of darker days.
Your guide will return you to your hotel or guesthouse.you could ask any question to tour guide.
We pick up only the hotel center.
Location
Grand River Sports Bar
Riverside Path
178 Corner Sisovat quay, Riverside Path, Phnom Penh 120201
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Gfogel1234
Sep 1, 2024
Insightful and important - Such an insightful and informative tour about such a tragic and important topic. Our guide Baboon was amazing, he shared so much information with us including personal anecdotes about his own family and was open to answering everyone’s questions. Would highly recommend.
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Alexandergd7816my
Sep 1, 2024
Very eye-opening tour - I strongly recommend this tour to anyone in Phnom Penh. It is incredibly informative - Sum Cheath was the guide for our tour and he was absolutely wonderful! Throughout the tour, you will learn about Cambodia and its darkest time in which millions of innocent lives were tragically lost as a result of genocide committed by Pol Pot and his lieutenants.
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Ecvharris
Aug 31, 2024
Excellent tour guide! - Fantastic tour with an incredibly friendly and knowledgable guide Sum Cheath who was brilliant. Really thought provoking morning and a must-do in Phnom Penh.
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Seanmulvaney
Aug 30, 2024
Great tour - Great tour, very interesting experience. Sum Cheath was a great tour guide, very friendly and had an excellent knowledge of the topic. Would highly recommend
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Alli_n
Aug 28, 2024
A good guide is the BEST way to understand the Killing Fields and S-21 Prison - Mr Baboon and Mr "Ice T", our driver, were fantastic. Mr Baboon sharing the personal story of his mother's experience during the Khmer Rouge added so much to our understanding of what it was like to try to survive under the regime.
His English was great, and he managed to keep a sense of humor despite the horrific subject of the tour. The signage at the Killing Fields and the S-21 prison isn't great, so having a guide was key to appreciating the horrors that happened.
At the end of the tour, Mr Baboon also shared some tips for negotiating with tuk tuk drivers (and warned us of the dangers of the super cheap massage places), as well as a recommendation for a very good restaurant close by to the hotels the guests were staying at (Kabbas restaurant).
I would 100% recommend this tour if you want to understand what you're seeing at both destinations.
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Roving36424316789
Aug 27, 2024
Great informative tour - Visal was the best guide, he explained everything about this dark chapter of Cambodia and i learned a lot.
It's important to remember and respect all the innocent victims.
Definitely worth it.
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M305vldonh
Aug 27, 2024
Vote 1: Visal For Your Tour Guide - This was a wonderful experience. Our tour guide Visal was brilliant. My wife, Leigh, can’t often understand English, being from Scotland, but she loved Visal’s English and easily understood everything. She used to being waited on - so loved the added touch of having a bottle of water delivered to her seat (twice). Loved the experience. Highly recommend.
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Danielhr6720ms
Aug 26, 2024
Great tour - A great, informative and moving tour. Our guide Baboon was very forthright in sharing his knowledge and his familys personal experiences during the Khmer Rouge. A really good tour!
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Your_travel_buddy_sg
Aug 26, 2024
Historical place - A deep look into the dark history of Cambodia. The entrance fee was US$5 and if you would like a radio guide, it would be another US$5. It was reasonable in my opinion.
Personally, I really don’t think this is a site to visit for families or kids as the atmosphere is rather depressing. They showed how this place was originally a school, used by the regime to interrogate political enemies and many have died here. The setup and artifacts were all real.
It would take around 1.5-2hrs to finish visiting this place. For history lovers, this is a must-visit place but do take note that exhibits can be rather intimidating and depressing like a room filled with skulls of past victims.
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Djgreaves
Aug 26, 2024
Devastating - The guide Baboon was incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much about Cambodia's tragic past. He made the tour and while the content is hard to hear and see, it is something everyone should experience
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