Toul Sleng Genocide Museum Tour: Understanding Cambodia's Past Through its Dark History
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Phnom Penh
Discover the dark history of Cambodia at the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. Book your admission ticket in advance and explore this sobering museum with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - In 1975, used to be Toul Sleng is a high school that became a detention and interrogation center when the Khmer Rouge took over. It became Security Prison 21 or S-21 where thousands of innocent Cambodian people, and several foreigners were tortured and killed. Maybe not for the weak-hearted, a visit to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum is intensely a depressing experience.

The school’s former classrooms were converted into tiny prison and torture chamber. Prisoners were photographed and forced to give an account of their autobiographies from childhood until they were arrested. The rooms display harrowing black and white pictures of its prisoners, some of which were taken after they were tortured. Many will cringe as they learn the methods by which the prisoners were gruelingly tortured to death.

  • Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - The peaceful stretch of green fields of Cheung Ek may not indicate what kinds of horrors have taken place there. Situated 17km from Phnom Penh town, Cheung Ek was made famous by the movie \
What's Included
  • Hotel delivery at 8:30 am on tour day
  • Toul Sleng Admission Ticket included
What's Not Included
  • The listed price does not include a $X parking fee, payable at the time of tour check-in
  • Food and drinks
  • Local guide
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Souvenirs
Additional Information

Reserve your entrance ticket to the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum ahead of time, and receive your ticket at 8:30 AM on the day of your tour at your hotel’s front desk.

Discover a pivotal, yet heart-wrenching piece of Khmer history during your visit to the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. What used to be a high school was transformed into the S-21 Security Prison, a testament to the brutality of the Khmer Rouge. It is suggested to explore Toul Sleng with a local guide for a more in-depth understanding of Cambodia’s sorrowful history. Pay your respects and continue to appreciate the country’s modern beauty and independence.

Visiting Hours: 08:00-17:00, every day

  • Children below 18 is not recommended
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is formal (cover shoulders and knees)
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Corner of Street 113 & St 350, History Museum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Moralezl2021
Jan 25, 2021
S21 - How did Pol Pot regime do to his own people. Sad memory. I am haunted by this place. I wish I had never gone. I wake sometimes in the night and think of some of the things I saw and learnt here. I was aware that as a tourist I only touched on the slightest fragment of the suffering that went on here but the trauma of that knowing is.
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Juanitad173
Feb 12, 2020
DEATH! - the pain and suffering that happened in this place is so unbelievable it is heart breaking, my mind still wonders how this ever could have happened, but in the eyes of the people that live there I am sure they think someone like me has lived a sheltered life, I am so sorry this has happened to these people.
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Vitameatavegamins
Nov 2, 2019
Excellent Help Desk - Convenient to talk to the staff. Very helpful re inquiries and scheduling. Will book again next time.
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