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Half-Day Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek Killing Fields

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Half-Day Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek Killing Fields

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Cambodia has had its fair share of struggles and oppression since its official birth. Amidst its fabulous heritage that is called Angkor, the current Kingdom is still tightly knitted to the genocide practices of the Khmer Rouge, headed by the notorious Pol Pot. Memories that will not fade away yet are seen as recollections of times past and reminders of what may never return are enveloped during this half day exploration of two of the capital’s most shocking sites in Cambodia’s historical annals.

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In Brief

Location:

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Country:

Cambodia

Duration:

4 hours

Operates:

Daily

Highlights:

Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

Choice of morning or afternoon departure

Informative, friendly and professional guide

Step back in time on a history tour

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia

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 ‘Killing Fields’ where they were often 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.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Roluos Village, Sangkat Cheung Aek, Phnom Penh Cambodia

We end the morning / afternoon at the Killing Fields at Cheung Ek, located just outside the city center. 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 centres around the country; the visit is a profoundly moving but also depressing experience of the harsh reality of this part of Khmer history.

We return you back to your hotel either at around 12:00 hrs (in case you have chosen the morning tour) or at around 18:00 hrs if you decide to book this tour in the afternoon. The total duration of this tour is approximately 4 hours.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions

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 applicable taxes and service charges
Entry/Admission - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Entry/Admission - Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

Exclusions

Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, shopping, portage fees and optional tours.
Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
Compulsory Christmas, country-specific festival and/or New Year dinner at included hotels
Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from downtown Phnom Penh Hotel. (Transfers outside these areas, conditions apply)

Returns To

Returns to original departure point

Additional Information

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply.
Return transfers for this excursion apply only are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Phnom Penh.
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside this area such as Koh Dach, Tonle Bati, and Oudong, any of the river and cruise ferry terminals and Phnom Penh International Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions.
This excursion includes obstacles of various kinds that may not make this excursion suitable for wheelchair users. The obstacles comprise of unpaved roads, small boats and cruise embarkation and disembarkation and insufficient facilities to provide a comfortable sightseeing tour.
To avoid any issues pertaining obtaining an arrival visa at the airport, please ensure that your passport contains at least two empty pages. Failure to do so may result in not gaining entrance into the Kingdom of Cambodia.
To allow entrance into the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) in Phnom Penh, visitors are obliged to uphold a very strict dress code to respect the premises and the victims who lost their lives here. It is essential that you dress modestly and appropriately during this excursion by wearing clothes that cover shoulders and fall below the knees. Customers wearing shirts with obscene and disrespectful prints and pictures and brightly-coloured clothing may be refused entrance.
We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
Please note pickup and drop-off services may not be confirmed for customers staying at private residences, apartment complexes, or other non-registered tourism accommodations. Customers may be asked to meet at a nearby hotel for pick-up and drop off.
Natural elements of any kind have a destructive effect on electronic equipment.
It the customer’s own responsibility to ensure that any camera, mobile telephone or other device is properly wrapped and protected against these elements. We cannot be held responsible in any way for negligence and/or not following suggestions for any damage related to this.
It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 24 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 24 hours may be on request.
In the event of no-show or change of accommodation without prior consent and confirmation from us within 24 hours may result in the applicable cancellation charges as outlined in the terms and conditions.
This tour is not recommended for families with children under the age of 12 years old.
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Booking Information

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation Terms

This trip is fully refundable up to 96 hours prior to the commencement of your trip.

Booking Terms and Conditions

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Scoring an average traveller rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on the last 4 recent reviews

“

The tour was a sober expose of the sad recent history of Cambodia, and important for anyone who wants to understand a little of the country's past. The tour guide, Sony, was excellent - knowledgeable, friendly and considerate.”

Philip B • Submitted 19 Mar 2018

“

This tour was amazing!”

Ant • Submitted 11 Aug 2017

“

Shocking, emotional, disturbing however very worth while to learn of the sad and barbaric history of this amazing country. Our guide and drive were excellent, so much information shared. An excellent tour that still has us talking about it and following the local news closely as Mr Duch is still under going prosecution.”

Vanessa S • Submitted 22 Jun 2016

“

There were times before buying this when I questioned whether it was worth the extra money to have a dedicated guide rather than using the audio guides available at both locations but the personal context our guide had been affected by the events that shaped these two locations and the depth of knowledge as well as the insights on how Cambodia has transformed since were invaluable. In short, well worth paying more to have someone to speak with when exploring these fascinating but tragic locations.”

James D • Submitted 02 Aug 2016