🏨 One Day Private Guide Tours History & Killing Fields Phnom Penh Activity

One Day Private Guide Tours History & Killing Fields Phnom Penh

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Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Cambodia, Cambodia

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Today, 8:00am meet your personal guide and driver and begin your tour of this charming capital with a visit the Royal Palace built in 1866 by King Norodom. See the different structures of this pagoda-style compound and stroll in its beautiful garden. Visit the Silver Pagoda so named because of its floor that is comprised of 5,000 silver tiles. Continue to the nearby National Museum. Built in 1917 it is an exceptional example of traditional architecture and is exclusively devoted to preserving and displaying Khmer art and sculptures. Hundreds of pieces are housed here including both pre-and post-Angkorian pieces. Next, you’ll continue to the city's namesake, Wat Phnom.

Lunch at Friends Restaurant.

After lunch, drive to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek (16 km south of Phnom Penh). Return to Phnom Penh. Visit the notorious Tuol Sleng Museum. In 1975 Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21).

What's Included

02 bottles of mineral water per person while sightseeing and transfers

Included admission fee to visit the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center $5.00 person

Included admission fee to visit the National Museum $10.00 person

Included admission fee to visit the royal palace $10.00 person

Included admission fee to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum $5.00 person

Included admission fee to visit the Wat Phnom Temple $1.00 person

Lunch at Friends Restaurant. This vibrant and colourful training restaurant.

Private transportation by modern air-conditioned vehicle

Professional Licensed English Speaking guide

Sightseeing as specified in the itinerary including entrance fees

VAT and all taxes and service charge

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 3 - 12
ADULT: Age: 16 - 88

Additional Info

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Our guides and drivers are subject to temperature checks at the start of each day and shall wear a mask or face shield, and gloves when required. Travelers are encouraged to complete a temperature check before boarding any vehicle at the start of the day.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Royal Palace

Today, meet your personal guide and driver visit, Royal Palace built in 1866 by King Norodom. See the different structures of this pagoda-style compound and stroll in its beautiful garden. Visit the Silver Pagoda so named because of its floor that is comprised of 5,000 silver tiles. A gold Buddha encrusted with 9,584 diamonds and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha are also housed here.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

National Museum

Next, visit the National Museum. Built in 1917 it is an exceptional example of traditional architecture and is exclusively devoted to preserving and displaying Khmer art and sculptures. Hundreds of pieces are housed here including both pre-and post-Angkorian pieces.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wat Phnom

You'll also, visit Wat Phnom. Founded in 1373, the pagoda was built to house Buddhist relics washed ashore by the river.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Friends 'n' Stuff

Enjoy our Lunch at Friends Restaurant is famous not only in Phnom Penh but across the world. This vibrant and colourful training restaurant has become a must-visit place.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

After lunch, drive to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek (16 km south of Phnom Penh). Between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children and infants (including nine westerners) detained and tortured at S-21 prison were transported to the extermination camp of Choeung Ek. They were often bludgeoned to death to avoid wasting precious bullets. Fragments of human bone and bits of cloth are scattered around the disinterred pits. Over 8,000 skulls, arranged by sex and age, are visible behind the clear glass panels of the Memorial Stupa, which was erected in 1988.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

You'll then continue to visit the notorious Tuol Sleng Museum. In 1975 Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21). It soon became the largest such center of detention and torture in the country. More than 17,000 people held at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeung Ek to be executed; detainees who died during torture were buried in mass graves in the prison ground. Room after room the museum displays photographs of men, women and children covering the walls from floor to ceiling; virtually all the people pictured were later killed. Transfer back to your hotel.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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