Day Trip from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh for Cruise Passengers

Overview

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Make the most of your short time in Cambodia with this full-day private shore excursion from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh. Travel comfortably via express highway to the capital and explore the city’s top attractions with a licensed English-speaking guide, ensuring a seamless and enriching experience tailored to cruise ship schedules.

✅ Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda: Visit the heart of Cambodia’s royal heritage, featuring ornate architecture and sacred treasures.

✅ Wat Phnom: Discover the iconic hilltop pagoda that gave Phnom Penh its name.

✅ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21): Gain powerful insight into Cambodia’s tragic past under the Khmer Rouge regime.

✅ Private Express Transport: Round-trip by private air-conditioned vehicle, using the express highway to maximize sightseeing time.

✅ Licensed Guide & All Fees Included: Your English-speaking guide will accompany you throughout the tour, and all entrance fees are covered.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Travel from Sihanoukvile to Phnom Penh and return by using private express highway

All sightseeing entrance fee for mentioned in itinerary

English speaking license tour guide on all sightseeing places in Phnom Penh

Pick Up and Drop off at cruise port by English speaking driver at Sihanoukville Port at Gate 2

Domestic and International Insurance Surcharge

Tip for tour guide and Driver

Shuttle bus from cruise to Sihanouk Ville Port to GATE 2 (meeting point)

During the tour, lunches are available at local restaurants with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Meals are at your own expense, with menu prices ranging from $3–$10 per dish.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Sihanoukville

Welcome by English speaking driver at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and transfer on private express highway from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh and arrival at Phnom Penh your experienced English speaking tour guide will accommodate you to explore all highlight sightseeing in Phnom Penh and after visited Phnom Penh your English speaking driver will transfer back by using private express highway to Sihanoukville and drop off at your cruise port.

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Phnom Penh

Arrival at Phnom Penh and welcome by your experienced English speaking tour guide will accommodate you to explore all highlight sightseeing in Phnom Penh

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Joint Small Group Tour

Joint Small Group Tour : You will join a small group tour, we pick you up at your cruise port from Sihanoukville Port GATE 1
Pickup included

Private Tour

It is private tour: Private tour for your group only that it is not joint with another people beside your group.
Pickup included

Big Group Tour

Joint Big Group Tour: You will join group tour from Sihanoukville, we pick you up at your cruise port from Sihanoukville Port GATE 1
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

24 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Our driver was careful, professional and knows how to drive in the Cambodian traffic. I felt totally safe.
257KeithH,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our driver was careful, skilled and knew how to drive in the Canadian traffic. I felt totally safe at all times. Great excursion!
Day Trip in Phnom Penh
Corinne B,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour. Best part is seeing the killing fields and the prison where the Khmer Rouge tortured and murdered 2 million people. A true holocaust!
Beautiful scenery and temples
Trek737443,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My day trip from Sihanouk Port to Phnom Penh was very informative and enjoyable. The 3 hour drive was relaxing and I felt very comfortable with Sokong, my driver. He also maneuvered through all the traffic of the city with patience and ease. The sites of the city were amazing. Cambodia is truly a beautiful and friendly country!
Terrific tour
Gbw51,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The ride on the expressway from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh is easy, less than 2 hours, but the ride through the outskirts and downtown of PP is very congested, more than an hour. Our driver navigated it skillfully and gently. The guide (Koon) was excellent. He had very good knowledge of Cambodian history, culture, daily life, Buddhism, royal family. The royal palace is a serene, beautiful environment. The genocide museum, a former high school before it became a prison and museum, is a sobering experience that was made more meaningful by the guide's narration. The Penh pagoda was a beautiful capstone to the visit.
Well thought out tour
110debral,
Apr 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time on this tour. Sany (our driver) was amazing negotiating the insane traffic in the capital. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, pleasant and very interested in our learning and appreciating the history of the capital city. We went to every site listed in the description of this tour. The only negatives were the heat (98degrees) and the time to get to the city from our cruise ship which was 3+ hours EACH way. If those factors don't dissuade you, go and enjoy the friendly competence this tour company provided.
Phnom Pehn from the cruise ship.
hadds60,
Apr 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had great day excursion from our docked Viking ship into Phnom Penh. Our driver,Hong, was excellent on the long trip into the city and then negotiating city traffic for us. We always felt safe. Our guide, Lesong, gave us a fabulous history of Cambodia, helping us understand and appreciate the culture and the people of Cambodia with his personal insights as we visited some key sites. The whole day was personalized for us and we really enjoyed it!
Great day trip tour of Phnom Penh!
Gayle H,
Apr 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The driver and the guide were both flexible with our ship’s late arrival and accommodated us beautifully so we got to see and experience Phnom Penh. Our guide was super knowledgeable about the history and culture of his lovely country, allowing us to get his local insight on some of the key sites in Phnom Penh. We really enjoyed the tour!
Great experience!
Nina P,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The entire experience was fantastic! We came on a Viking cruise to Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The cruise line only offered an overnight trip to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. A driver picked us from the gate, guide met us in Phnom Peng. Eak, the guide, was very knowledgeable in telling us about the city, culture, religion and anything else we asked him. One of the temples we were planning to visit was closed, so he quickly had an amazing alternative. From each event, the driver was ready with an air conditioned car and water to take us to the next destination. This was a great break since it was 96 degrees at the time. Overall this was a very good experience.
See Phnom Penn highlights
Laura S,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Mr Sam is knowledgeable. Highly recommend. Went to Royal Palace, genocide museum , monk residence and independence statue. Nice lunch in local restaurant. Gained a deeper understanding of Cambodia.
Phnom Peng in 1 Day! Fun!
yanapodorovskaya,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The entire experience was fantastic! My mom and I came on a Viking cruise to Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The cruise line only offered an overnight trip to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. A driver picked us from the gate, guide met us in Phnom Peng. Eak, the guide, was very knowledgeable in telling us about the city, culture, religion and anything else we asked him. One of the temples we were planning to visit was closed, so he quickly had an amazing alternative. From each event, the driver was ready with an air conditioned car and water to take us to the next destination. This was a great break since it was 96 degrees at the time. Overall this was a very good experience.