Private Half Day Trip to Genocidal Museum & Killing Field
Description
Join a confronting yet essential tour in Phnom Penh to The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. This tour will help you reflect on the devastating impact of the Khmer Rouge regime on modern Cambodia. We come face to face with the horrific crimes of the Khmer Rouge. Tuol Sleng was a former high school that the Khmer Rouge turned into a centre for interrogation, torture and death. 17,000 people passed through the gates of this prison and only seven lived to tell the tale. We then travel out of town to the Killing Fields of ChoengEk. Prisoners from Tuol Sleng followed this same route to their fate. An old Chinese cemetery, ChoengEk was turned into an extermination camp for political prisoners. The remains of 8985 people were exhumed from mass graves and are kept in a memorial stupa here. Despite the horrors of the past, it is a peaceful place to go and a tranquil spot to reflect on the tragic events that engulfed Cambodia and its people.
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Itinerary
Our professional tour guide and driver are going to pick up you at the lobby of your hotel and transfer to visit Tuol Sleng S21 where it was the main political prison, and was where suspected enemies of Angkar were sent. As Pol Pot and the top commanders’ paranoia spiraled, so did the number of Cambodians detained here. Once inside, prisoners were either tortured to death or sent to nearby Choeung Ek for re-education – meaning execution. An estimated 12,273 were detained at S-21, with only seven known survivors.
Then, we travel out of town to the Killing Fields of Choeng Ek. Between 1975 and 1978, some 20,000 people held at S-21 were taken to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. Like the Nazis, the Khmer Rouge leaders were meticulous in keeping records of their barbarism. Each prisoner who passed through S-21 was photographed, sometimes before and after torture. The museum displays include room after room of harrowing B&W photographs; virtually all of the men, women and children pictured were later killed. You can tell which year a picture was taken by the style of number-board that appears on the prisoner’s chest. Several foreigners from Australia, New Zealand and the USA were also held at S-21 before being murdered. Return to your hotel and drop off.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We are going to pick up you at the lobby of hotel where you are staying. Please give us the name and address of hotel.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
Very informative personal tour. It was a very intense subject and it was covered very well and sensitively by our tour guide Silong. We also had a good driver who was very courteous and prompt. Very good tour!
Dear Sophie, Many many thanks for your amazing review of your experience guided by our team, Mr. Silong. We are so excited to hear you're satisfied with his professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
We booked the private tour with Mrs.Sreyneang and have absolutely no regrets. She was really friendly, professional and very knowledgeable to clearly answer all of our questions and guide us through every step of the tour. The hospitality from her and the driver helped us stay comfortable throughout the day. Highly recommend Mrs.Sreyneang and her team to anyone interested!!!
Dear Brendan, Many many thanks for your amazing review of your experience guided by our team, Mrs. Sreyneang. We are so excited to hear you're satisfied with her professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
This is an amazing experience in Phnom Penh to explore the Communist regime. Our tour guide Sok was a wealth of knowledge about history of Cambodia. Highly recommend him for your trip in Phnom Penh.
Dear Northst, We are all excited about your satisfaction with Mr. Sok's professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
We had a wonderful trip to Killing Field with Sophat who taught us a lot of Khmer Communist regime in Cambodia. Highly recommended this tour.
great guide - super knowledgeable. comfortable vehicle. nice going in evening as cooler and less crowded. bring bug spray and shoes that can get dirty and muddy. highly recommend.
Dear Marc, We are all excited about your satisfaction with her professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
Our guide was Ms. Sreyneang. She spoke impeccable English and was knowledgeable about many topics in addition to her deep knowledge of the 1975-1979 genocide. Really enjoyed the tour with her. Went in the afternoon so while traffic back to the city from the Killing Fields was bad, we had fewer crowds at the sites.
Dear Shang, We are all excited about your satisfaction with her professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
Ms. Sreyneang is amazing and super knowledge. We learnt a lot from this experience related to Khmer Communist and brutalities to Khmer people in that regime. Thank you, Sreyneang, for your sharing all information with us.
Dear Jason, We are all excited about your satisfaction with her professionalism and knowledge. We wish you all the best. Tour Guide Team
We enjoyed Our trip to Killing Field and Toul Sleng Genocidal Museum with MS Sreyneang very much. Her story about her family's experience during tge Khmer Rouge regime was unforgetable. We highly recommend anyone to who like to learn more about the Regime to take this tour.
Dear Ivy, Many thanks for great review about your experience with Ms. Sreyneang. We wish you the best. Tour Guide Team
Excellent explanation of history by our guide Lina Rachana. The site itself is very heavy with all the past memories, but a must visit if you want to be at Phnom Penh.
Dear Norman, Many thanks for great review about your experience with Ms. Rachana ( Lina ). We wish you the best. Tour Guide Team
Toul Sleng and Killing Field are emotional places created during Khmer Rough. Thank Chansip for telling us a lot about history of Cambodia. We had gone to visit Siem Reap and got much the glory of Angkorian Period but we did not expect Cambodia changed history from the glory to the dark age led by Khmer Rough. We hope this brutality and massacre will not happen to this country again.
Dear Ganat, Many many thanks for your great review of our service. We are so excited to hear you enjoyed our professionalism and service. Best regards,
