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The Killing Field and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum: Unveiling Cambodia's Dark History
4.9
1,400 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
-
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
Grand River Sports Bar or River Crown Restaurant is our meeting point ! These two places are in the same building
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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Stay26978449707
Nov 9, 2024
Insight into the sad events of the genocide. - Excellent guided tour with a very well informed tour guide Baboon. He was very detailed and shared his personal family connection to the genocide. I would highly recommend doing this tour when in Phnom Penh. It can be overwhelming for some people though. The horrors are of Cambodia's relatively recent history are truly harrowing.
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Natasha_d
Nov 9, 2024
Wonderful yet confronting - Baboon, my tour guide, created a wonderfully informative, comprehensive and sensitive tour of these confronting places representing awful history of the Khmer Rouge regime. I highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn about this history in a respectful yet informative way.
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Gabbs2407
Nov 8, 2024
Worth a visit - Choeung Ek
We found that the killing fields were very insightful and interesting to learn about the the tragic history. This is definitely worth a visit alongside the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum.
Tuol Sleng Prison Museum
This part of our tour of the killing fields and Genoside museum was exceptionally difficult with photos of the prisoners and some of the torture the endured. We were lucky enough to meet Chum Mey, one of the 7 prisoner survivors to hear his experience as he shared his traumatic story. I think a visit to here and the killing fields is required if you are in Phnom Penh.
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524aineb
Nov 8, 2024
Must do - Very interesting morning spent at the S21 prison & Killing Fields in Phnom Penh. Our guide Visal brought us on our tour he was very knowledgeable and gave us an excellent insight into the dark history of the Cambodian genocide only 45 years ago.
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Pinhead65
Nov 7, 2024
Dark times. - Many thanks to Visal and his team in presenting and delivering a sad and unforgettable tour. A narrative of Dark times in Cambodian history from a knowledgeable local guide. A must do for any traveller to Phnom Penh.
Highly recommend Visal and his team for this tour.
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Lee_y_leow
Nov 7, 2024
Grim but educational - It was an eye-opening and educational tour. Our guide, Mr Baboon, was very kind and friendly and did his best to explain the history and events of the genocide. We learned a lot on this tour.
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Keneker
Nov 6, 2024
A beautiful experience - A very instructive ride on a little-known topic. I was able to learn a lot about Cambodia's recent history and the atrocities committed since 1975 by Polpot. Although this is not a fun trip, it is definitely a trip that everyone should take. We visited the site with the virtual guide. Excellent content
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Kevin
Nov 6, 2024
If you only have time to do two tours in Cambodia, do this one twice. Made all the more wonderful by our guide Visal - This is an essential tour for anybody and everybody.
It is difficult at times, and it can be distressing, but it is absolutely essential for people to understand the dark side of humanity, and when we fail to act to improve the world.
Our guide Visal, was wonderful - not only was he very knowledgeable about the subject matter, and everything, he made it. Interesting, he made it human, and it was very clear to see how deeply he cares about ensuring that this dark time is never forgotten.
You can’t help, but feel both despair and hope for humanity in equal measure when we are confronted both by the evil and depravity that exists , but also by survival and hope, and a future.
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V3968tmfrancescol
Nov 6, 2024
Informative Phnom Penh - Despite the sadness and horror of the tour content, I would strongly recommend this tour. Our guide Sum Cheat provided great insight into this historical event. Sum Cheat speaks perfect English.
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Danielage5918cu
Nov 5, 2024
Haunting and humbling - What a haunting and humbling experience this has been. To think that it only occurred 50 years ago. Excellent processing of the past horrors by the Cambodian people. Our wonderful and very knowledgeable guide Visal did an excellent job by bringing this part of Cambodian history to life, never to be forgotten.
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