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Phnom Penh City Tour: Full Day
4.6
17 Ratings
Phnom Penh
Enjoy a full-day tour in Phnom Phen to visit some of the most amazing destinations including Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Russian Market and Wat Ounalom.
Enjoy a full-day tour in Phnom Phen to visit some of the most amazing destinations including Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Russian Market and Wat Ounalom.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Phnom Penh - Begin your journey with a pickup from your hotel in the Phnom Penh city area by an English-speaking guide. The tour includes visits to the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Wat Ounalom, and the Russian Market.
- Royal Palace - The Royal Palace stands as…
- Phnom Penh - Begin your journey with a pickup from your hotel in the Phnom Penh city area by an English-speaking guide. The tour includes visits to the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Wat Ounalom, and the Russian Market.
- Royal Palace - The Royal Palace stands as one of Phnom Penh’s most magnificent architectural accomplishments. It serves as the residence of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk and Her Majesty Preah Reach Akka-Mohesey Norodom Monineath.
- Silver Pagoda - Next, visit the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, a remarkable site in Cambodia rich with centuries of history. The sculptures and architecture of the palace leave even the most experienced travelers in awe due to its breathtaking structure. The Silver Pagoda is considered grand and magnificent, as there is no other place in the world where you can witness such significant displays of historical treasures.
- National Museum - The tour continues with a visit to the National Museum. Cambodia’s National Museum provides a delightful setting for a stunning collection of ancient Khmer art. Primarily made of sandstone, the sculptures date from both the Angkorean and pre-Angkorean periods. These exhibits are complemented by more recent examples of Cambodian art. The museum is housed in a terra-cotta-roofed building of traditional Cambodian design, constructed between 1917 and 1920.
- Wat Phnom - Next, visit Wat Phnom. The temple is closely linked with the founding of Cambodia’s capital city. The current name of the city, Phnom Penh, in the native language, literally means the hill of Ms. Penh.
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - Continue to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. This museum was one of many detention and interrogation centers established across Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge, who gave the former high school the deceptively innocuous name S-21, where countless Cambodians were ruthlessly processed until their deaths.
- Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - After lunch at your own expense, visit the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center. It represents one of the many dark periods in world history, specifically between 1975 and 1979. During these four years of horrific civil war, an estimated 1.7 million people were massacred. This place of immense tragedy has been sensitively transformed into a peaceful visitor center, where the disturbing story is retold. Visitors walk across the very ground where nearly 20,000 Cambodians were murdered. Even today, after heavy rains, fragments of clothing and bones from victims emerge from the mud.
- Wat Ounalom - Next, visit Wat Ounalom. Wat Ounalom is home to the Buddhist patriarch and is reputedly the oldest Buddhist foundation in the city.
- Russian Market - Head to the Russian Market. It is the most popular market among tourists and expats and the best place to find souvenirs. Known locally as Phsar Toul Tom Poung, it was named the Russian Market because it was a favorite among Russian expats during the 1980s when most Western expats in Phnom Penh were Russian.
At approximately 06:00 pm, you will return to your hotel in Phnom Penh city, concluding the tour.
- Phnom Penh - The tour ends with a visit to the Russian Market, where you can explore local goods and souvenirs. Afterward, you will be dropped off at your Phnom Penh city area hotel, leaving with cherished memories of a captivating day exploring the city’s rich history and culture.

What's Included
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide
- Transport in an air-conditioned private vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Phnom Penh City area
- All entrance fees included
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide
- Transport in an air-conditioned private vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Phnom Penh City area
- All entrance fees included
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Food & Drinks (Lunch)
- Any item not included in inclusions
- Personal expenses
- Food & Drinks (Lunch)
- Any item not included in inclusions
Additional Information
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Location
Phnom Penh
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
4.6
(17 Ratings)
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Jean_b
Mar 23, 2020
Lasting Memories - An enjoyable and interesting day. Seeing the Killing Fields and the Prison was an experience we will never forget and made us appreciate how terrifying that period of Cambodia's history must have been. Our guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable. I would happily recommend this tour.
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Chrisbowman1
Feb 3, 2020
Great Guide - Our guide was fantastic. He has a rich knowledge of Cambodia's history and gave us valuable insights. The tour was 6 hours but it went by so quickly thanks to the amazing guide. Thank you. Chris and David
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Shahida
Jun 5, 2019
Awesome - Tuk Tuk driver was very cooperative and made sure to manage for maximum places in allocated time. He made it possible
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Francoist488
Mar 24, 2019
Very Good and Very Informative - We booked this tour on online and our experience with MAM Holidays was excellent. Kept us informed all the way. Mr Channy was our guide and he was great. Unfortunately I cannot remember our drivers name but he was also a very nice and friendly gentleman. They arrived at our hotel on time and made sure we get back on-time as we requested as well. The actual tour was very good but the highlights was the killing fields and prison and whilst I say highlight it is also very emotional, but Mr Channy made sure we comfortable and fully informed all the time. We opted not to do a lunch but you can actually skip the Russian Market and National Museum (we did not enjoy them that much) and go for a nice lunch.
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Elizabeth_c
Mar 8, 2018
Wonderful tour with an amazing tour... - <p>Wonderful tour with an amazing tour guide Dara. Although the killing fields and S21 interrogation school is very harrowing to view it is a huge part of Cambodia's history and Dara did not hold back on answering some very personal questions regarding his family's history as well as the history of the country. All of the sites from the Royal Palace through to Wat Phnom were interesting and unique and having Dara as our guide added a greater depth of understanding. As we are not shoppers we skipped the markets and spent more time at other sites plus a great cafe for lunch - Browns Coffee Cafe. We have never had a personal guide for tours before but were pleased we spent the extra for this tour especially been able to have Dara as our guide. Highly recommended.</p>
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Priscilla
Dec 11, 2017
My tour guide Dara was amazing! Thanks... - <p>My tour guide Dara was amazing! Thanks Dara! Highly recommended!</p>
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Gkalpa
Dec 4, 2017
Our tour guide Mr Pheakday was very... - <p>Our tour guide Mr Pheakday was very informative, very helpful and a pleasure to be around. This was a very emotionally tough day, the tour is full of sorrow and brutality however it is important to see and make sure we do not repeat such mistakes. The tour was well organised and very packed full of different sites.</p>
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Allison
Jun 20, 2017
This tour was great. Our tour guide... - <p>This tour was great. Our tour guide was Chanseng. His knowledge of history was phenomenal and his English was amazing. We learned so much about Cambodia's rich history and its culture. Chanseng went above and beyond with recommendations for other tours and sightseeing opportunities. Would most definitely use again and will ask for Chanseng by name when we return.</p>
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Roshni
Dec 18, 2017
This tour was a nice way of placing... - <p>This tour was a nice way of placing most of the sights in Phnom penn together but I felt my tour guide didn't give us the story behind the s21 prison and left us to see the national museum on our own. We had to hire headsets to get an overview of what we were seeing which cost us an extra 5 each when we should have been told by our guide the history of the artefacts we were seeing. In the S21 prison we even missed a whole floor of important information in relation to the Khmer rouge crimes as we were told there was nothing to see there. As we didn't get the information of the crimes committed and the details we needed to understand the atrocities we ended up spending extra time in the prison to read the boards as the guide was not giving us the information. When probed about simple questions she managed to give us inaccurate information which led us to think she was not knowledgable in the attractions we were seeing. We were told there was not enough time to see the Russian market because we had spent a little longer in S21! A bit overpriced for what it is.</p>
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Vinnielondon_se2
Apr 11, 2019
Terrible - Tour booked on TripAdvisor with tickets and itinerary confirmation received. Friendly and helpful Guide Sing arrived at hotel on time as agreed and visited Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda as planned. We were then taken on a boat trip and a horrendous “tour” literally on the back of a horse and cart..with no protection in 42c heat getting back to the boat after 30 minutes sunburnt, mosquito bitten and bruised from being dragged around literally on a cart. The only funny thing was all the locals driving past absolutely laughing their heads off as they waved hurtling past ..why wouldn’t they!!. We then got back to Phnom Penh side of river to be told by the guide (note the Mam holidays tour company use government guides)that we wouldn’t be going to Choeung Ek Genocidal centre (Killing Fields memorial) as that was not the tour the guide had been given (confirmed and I saw on his phone). The guide was really helpful but was told he could not take us to Choeung Ek ..I even spoke to them and showed the paid confirmation ticket and itinerary which the guide shared with his company ..still no. During this time tried calling the Mam Holidays support number which just rang and rang. Choeung Ek was the main reason of the Phnom Penh visit and was only a 24 hour visit before going on to Siem Reap same evening. Ended up going back to hotel and making own Emergrncy arrangements to get down to Choeung Ek so didn’t miss the opportunity. Booked 4 tours in Brunei and Vietnam before arriving in Phnom Penh..all brilliant and to plan. Inevitably things sometimes go wrong on trips but just makes you very unhappy when you spend so much time planning so it doesn’t. pictures from happy part of tour.
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