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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Killing Fields: Remembering Cambodia's Darker Days
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73 Ratings
Phnom Penh
Experience a haunting journey through Cambodia’s dark history with a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Uncover the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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
- Hotel Pick up
- Clean, air-conditioned transportation
- Complimentary cool water
- Professional English-speaking tour guide and driver
What's Not Included
- The Killing Field entrance fee ticket 3$/pax.
- The Toul Sleng Museum (S21) entrance fee ticket 5$/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 killing fields, where they executed around 2.000 prisoners. 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 tour tour guide
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.
Customer Ratings
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(73 Ratings)
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Sarahyardley
Aug 28, 2024
Heartbreaking and important - What a heartbreaking, necessary, stirring experience. I highly recommend this company and the incredible amount of history they offer.
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Global19167530005
Aug 12, 2024
Red khmer - Great trip through the world of the red Khmer.
Very well organized tour with enough time to see the main points to visit
The Guide Visal was excellent in the explanations and comments with a very good English.
Both in the kiling fields and at the genocide museum we are very well aware of the atrocities committed in this regine Khmer.
They also gave enough water during the tour.
I recommend everyone.
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Quest22898683295
Jul 29, 2024
A must do tour with an excellent guide - Visal was our Guide for this tour.
This is one tour where the guide is front and centre,
A knowledgeable guide is a must.
Visal provided excellent commentary and very considered but balanced insights into the still Raw recent history of Cambodia.
He stated the facts in relevant parts and gave us plenty of time to look at the 2 destinations in detail to consider and reflect.
It was great to meet 4 survivors and to have the opportunity to buy their books.
A must do tour, very sobering and made all the more worthwhile having a skilled guide
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Backpacker585273
Jul 26, 2024
Must do in Phnom Penh - Finding out the darkest history of Cambodia, Visal told is everything we needed to know, he was very informative and friendly. Perfect organization.
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I2520wjsimong
Jul 25, 2024
Must do - A horrendous story that we learned about. But a great experience with our tour guide Baboon that was very informative and friendly. Very interesting.
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T00ts3
Jul 23, 2024
Amazing knowledge and sensitivity - Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable of the history of the killing fields and genocide museum today I recommend highly.
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Davidey1422uz
Jul 21, 2024
Meaningful leadership - Visal was a smart and reflective guide for such a meaningful tour. He gave a detailed but not boring account of the historical context and informed us of the terrible acts of the Khmer Rouge with the necessary seriousness.
I will not forget this terrible chapter of Cambodian history through him either.
Thanks a lot.
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Sweetone1
Jul 2, 2024
Worth going - Great tour, a must when you are in Phnom Penh.
Good to learn more about Cambodia's dark history.
Our tour leader was very passionate about his countries history.
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Vale1308
Aug 28, 2024
Never lose your memory - The death camp remains slightly outside the city. Isolated. This is what Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army, or the army of death, wanted. Isolate and close the new society to the outside world. Highly Recommended l Audio Guide x $3
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Mauzin
Jul 20, 2024
The Tuol Sleng Genocidal Museum. - The Genocide Museum is a former high school that was used as a place of torture for 3 years, 8 months and 20 days under the Khmer Rouge regime. It is visited with contemplation. The tour is free, but it's best to have an explanation from a Guide. On the other hand, of the 11 people who survived, two children became adults and offer books written by them and translated into different languages. The sale of these works allows them to live. The translation is far from perfect but we will ignore this "detail".
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