Half-Day Tour of the Killing Field and S21

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Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

A professional English-speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the killing fields of Choeung Ek Genocide Center – 17km away south of Phnom Penh. The infamous killing fields have a bloody history. Once an orchard and a Chinese cemetery, the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, turned the place into what became known as the killing fields, where they executed around 20.000 victims.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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

A professional English speaking tour guide

A professional driver with driving license.

Water and snack

A clean and safe transportation.

Tipping service and other personal expenses.

Personal travel insurance

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

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Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

Is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge – killed between 1975 and 1979 – in Dangkao Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, about 17 kilometers (11 mi) south of the Phnom Penh city center. It is the best-known of the sites known as the Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center and in other Cambodian detention centers. Today, Choeung Ek is a memorial, marked by a Buddhist stupa. The stupa has acrylic glass sides and is filled with more than 9,000 human skulls. Some of the lower levels are opened during the day so that the skulls can be seen directly. Many have been shattered or smashed in. Tourists are encouraged by the Cambodian government to visit Choeung Ek.

2 hours • Admission Not Included
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or simply Tuol Sleng is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. To accommodate the victims of purges that were important enough for the attention of the Khmer Rouge, a new detention center was planned in the building that was formerly known as the Tuol Svay Pray High School, named after a royal ancestor of King Norodom Sihanouk, the five buildings of the complex were converted in March or April 1976 into a prison and an interrogation center.

2 hours • Admission Not Included

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Half-Day Tour of the Killing Field and S21

Pickup included

Reviews

4.67

12 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Top tour

    Christine P,

    Jan 19, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    It’s a very moving experience. Three of the four remaining survivors were at S 21 and sell signed copies of their book. Well worth buying!!! Guide was great ..superb value for money

  • No-Show.

    John L,

    Nov 30, 2024

    - Viator

    1.00

    They pulled a "No-Show" and only called me afterwards to cancel the excursion when I tried to contact them directly.

  • A Real Must - Know the recent history of Cambodia

    ANDREW W,

    Oct 9, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    The knowledge (and English capacity) of our guide. He was clearly passionate about the history of his Cambodia and relayed his knowledge in understandable language. Both the “fields” and the Museum are really with a visit. Even better it was the most comfortable tour bus we have been on the trip!

  • October 2024 tour

    Beth E,

    Oct 4, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Our tour guide, Visal, was extremely informative so we learnt a lot about the history of Cambodia. The tour is very dark and difficult at times however, it is important to learn about the history whilst in Cambodia. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want a knowledgeable and friendly guide.

  • Simply amazing

    Sean C,

    Jun 17, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Sum was a really good guide he explained everything in the tour very well. Although it was not a happy tour he explained that also, well worth learning about the history of this amazing country. Definitely recommend.

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4.67
12 reviews