Cambodia History Tour: S21 Prison and Killing Fields

Embark on a historical journey in Phnom Penh as you explore the infamous Killing Fields and Prison S21. Learn about the Khmer Rouge regime with self-guided tours and enjoy the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - Visit the notorious prison under Khmer Rouge regime.
    A school was turned into a security prison by Khmer Rouge in the middle of Phnom Penh city.
  • Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - You will visit the execution site and mass grave where victims of Prison S21 run by Khmer Rouge. Now the site is a memorial centre of the victims killed by Khmer Rouge regime.
What's Included
  • Documentary film played on-board on the way to Killing Fields
  • Free WiFi on board (please ask tour assistant when you need it)
  • 1 x bottle of drinking water
  • Half day transportation on an air-conditioned tour bus
  • English speaking tour assistant on hand to help
What's Not Included
  • Entry fees (Prison S21 $5, ; Killing Fields $3)
  • Audio guides (Prison S21 $5; Killing Fields $3, optional)
  • In-House live guide services (Prison S21 $3-$5, Optional)
Additional Information

Hop aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned tour bus and embark on a journey through Cambodia’s haunting past. Begin your exploration at the Security Prison S21, established during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979. Discover the chilling transformation of a former school into a notorious interrogation and torture facility, where thousands endured…

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.

Customer Ratings
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Prospectsq11
Jan 25, 2025
So sad but so necessary to know about this. - So sad, but so essential to help understand the psyche of the Camboduan people. Many people lived through this tortuous time as it was only just over 40 years ago.
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Saraheg4936pf
Dec 19, 2024
A must do!! - A must do tour when visiting Cambodia. Important to see and understand. They have made the Killing fields, a place that was once so harrowing into a beautiful and peaceful memorial to their people. A true reflection of the kindness of Cambodian people and culture. At the S21 museum, we had a live guide who had lost three from her family to the Pol pot regime so the tour was very authentic and detailed.
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N4400xdchrisp
Dec 8, 2024
A harrowing experience - Why do we go on a tour like this? I think we go to bear witness and to try to understand how horrors like this happen. And maybe to think about how to stop future ones. Thank-you to our excellent guide Baboon for your information and for sharing your own family’s history.
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Franchescacarynn
May 13, 2024
Fantastic Tour at a Great Price - I was a bit nervous to do this tour since I read many reviews before hand and people were complaining about how they had to spend so much time waiting. I guess I was lucky and went in May 2024, possibly a slower season for them, but I only had two other people in our group. Everyone arrived on time. I paid five dollars to enter the prison. And then I paid five dollars to have a live tour guide inside the prison. It was totally worth it! He was very knowledgeable and everything he said was so important and great. We even had an extra 30 minutes to explore on our own after the one hour tour. Then we hopped on the bus and headed over to the killing fields. I paid six dollars to enter and received a free audio tour. I’ve never done an audio tour before, but it was super awesome! Very easy to use and self-explanatory. I felt like I had enough time to go through the entire without feeling rushed. Overall, I had a fantastic time. Everyone was very helpful. It was a great activity for myself as I traveled solo.
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Leonie_b
Dec 31, 2023
Dark History - This was a must to appreciate the history of Cambodia. We must never let this happen again. The audio tour was informative and allowed You to go at your own pace
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Kjobgen
Nov 24, 2023
History that we need to never forget. - Such an emotional experience. To view the genocide that happened here is to feel horror and disbelief that any person could commit such tragedy. The sad thing is that this has happened in the past in other places in the world and still happening today in the world. Will we never learn? My heart is broken 💔
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Glenda
Mar 27, 2024
Just go and do it - Could have spent another 1/2 hr at the Genocide Museum. Had an audio tour and didn’t get to listen to it all as we ran out of time The children’s tree at the killing fields is the saddest and most harrowing thing I’ve ever seen Only offered 1 bottle of water the whole time on the bus. Needed more
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Delv0ns
Feb 7, 2025
The Killing Fields - I paid 5usd Cheap i know. The bus picked me up from my hotel. The drive was around 45 min or so. R.I.P to all the victims, you literally just walk in a big circle looking at maybe 3-4 plot of dirts patches. No need to pay for the audio guide because there are signs displaying what happened and the tour bus plays a video explaining everything but if you insist i believe it was around 3usd. It took me maybe 20 min to walk the area. They give you around a hour but I noticed a lot of people sitting on benches that finished early waiting on their bus as well. Basic snacks on site but there is a food stall and restaurant across the street of all the tours I'd save this for last and prioritize Ankor Wat and a few others first.
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Travel60190704517
Mar 11, 2025
Bye bye the bus but without us - Usually on this kind of excuse, the guide takes your name, counts people. But here none of that, we booked through the hotel. The morning of departure the bus was late. We're on vacation so there's no rush, no worries about it. Then before making the first killing fields site we made a stop at S21. We waited 30 minutes for the guide to find and pick up more tourists. Arrived at killing fields the bus guide tells us that we have only 1 hour to visit while on the resa, it is 1h30 per site and indeed the audio guide alone takes more than an hour. In short we overflowed time which was shortened to 1h00 and the bus was already gone. Anyway, we paid for nothing. Frankly if you want to enjoy the visits go there by grab it is 3 times cheaper and you can enjoy as much as you want. Their thing is totally unorganized. He commutes right to left without really knowing who they're bringing.
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Srja1512
Feb 18, 2024
HORRIBLE SERVICE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION. DO NOT BOOK. - Do not book. Just out for your money!!! COMPLETELY Misleading information - we booked the killing fields and s21 prison tour for $30 which we assumed included the entry fees and audio (due to it being. “TOUR”) and only stating that this wasn’t included in the lower price tour. It was NOT stated that this wasn’t included in the tour we booked (at the top of the leaflet) it was only written on the lower priced, individual killing fields tour. Only when we received our tickets (10mins before pick up) did it state on them that you had to pay an extra $8 EACH for entrance and a PROPER AUDIO TOUR. We attempted to cancel but “was too late” - I spoke to management who came down in person and he laughed at us, not listening to anything we was trying to explain to him and that we was not willing to pay $30 just for a pick up service that we could have orders for $3 on grab. He laughed at us, walked away and said “it’s okay I’ve got your money anyway so I’m not bothered” we was completely upset, annoyed and felt robbed and embarrassed. THIS IS NOT A TOUR - IT IS A PICK UP-DROP OFF SERVICE. There is nothing your about it😂. Horrible service - never seen or heard anything like it. And a completely misleading company. Save your money and find your own way there and back for 1/4 of the price.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).