Remnants of a Khmer Rouge Era

Things to do & What you can expect during your visit:

Uncover the truths of Cambodia’s dark history with a half-day tour of the Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek Killing Fields from Phnom Penh. Learn about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge and the Pol Pot regime as you walk the halls of Toul Sleng, the former S-21 Prison, then pay a moving visit to the mass graveyard of Cheung Ek, the ‘Killing Fields.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 4-hour tour of Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek Killing Fields from Phnom Penh
  • Visit the harrowing Toul Sleng Museum, the former S-21 Prison
  • Learn about Pol Pot and the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge
  • Walk around the haunting memorials of the Cheung Ek Killing Fields
  • Great-value tour includes hotel pick-up, entrance fees, and round-trip transport
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ITINERARY

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Pick up from your Phnom Penh hotel by your guide and driver and transfer to the Tuol Sleng Museum (Prison S21). During the Pol Pot regime, Tuol Sleng, formerly a high school (Tuol Svay Pre School) was converted to a detention center known as S21. After interrogation and often torture, prisoners were transferred to The Killing Fields, where they were tortured again and brutally killed. Today the building houses exhibit paintings and photographs of many of the victims. Visitors can see the crude cells built in the classrooms and the torture devices used to extract confessions in Stalinesque purges of the regime in the late 1970s. Do expect a sobering visit, where the building houses exhibits, paintings, and photographs of many of the victims indicating its harrowing past.
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Included

                  Included

  • A half-day tour with a professional English-speaking guide
  • Transportation by car / mini-van / coach with professional driver
  • All entrance and donation fees for visits as mentioned in the description 
  • All taxes and Charges

Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

We end the morning/afternoon at the Killing Fields at Cheung Ek, located just outside the city center, seen as a depressing experience of the harsh reality of this part of Khmer history. It was a Chinese Cemetery before it became the Khmer Rouge’s best-known Killing Field. The remains of almost 9,000 bodies have been excavated from mass graves in this area. A memorial stupa has been erected and displays over 5,000 human skulls, bones, and clothes of the victims. During the Khmer Rouge years, thousands of Cambodians were tortured and imprisoned in detention centers around the country. A visit to this sobering site reveals the photos documenting its checkered past, and the pagoda that was converted into a prison during the regime that is now a monastery. We return you to your hotel either at around noon (in case you have chosen the morning tour) or at around 6 pm if you decide to book this tour in the afternoon. The total duration of this tour is approximately 4 hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Included

          Excluded

  • Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement
  • Visa fees
  • Additional transportation
  • General Insurance coverage for customers
  • Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, …