Killing field and Toul Sleng genocide museum Tour
Overview
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4 hours 15 minutes
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Learn more about a dark period in Cambodian history, the Killing Fields and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum S21 Tour. Our English-speaking tour guide license will help you interpret the exhibits and answer your questions. Pay your respects to the victims of the Khmer Rouge at these hard-hitting, moving destinations. A must for travelers interested in history.
.All the traveler have to dress cover the knee and shoulder
.We follow European rule
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the killing fields of Choeung Ek Genocide Center – 9 miles away south of Phnom Penh. The infamous killing fields have a bloody history. Once an orchard and a Chinese cemetery, the Khmer Rogue, lead by Pol Pot, turned the place into what became known as the killing fields, where they executed around 20.000 victim. Over three years, they massacred and buried 2.5 million people. After remembering the dead, return to Phnom Penh to visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21). Meaning hill of the poisonous trees, Pol Pot turned a once popular high school into a high security prison. 20,000 people were imprisoned there, many of whom were tortured for information. Today it serves as a museum and a reminder of darker days. Your guide will return you to your hotel or guesthouse.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
The most notorious of the 189 known interrogation centers in Cambodia was S-21, housed in a former school and now called Tuol Sleng for the hill on which it stands. Between 14,000 and 17,000 prisoners were detained, tortured there, often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms.
What‘s Included
A clean , hygienic, good, and safe transportation.
A professional English speaking tour guide license and driver.
Air-conditioned vehicle
cool water
Admission fee - Choeung Ek Genocidal Center USD 3.00 per person
Admission fee - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum USD 5.00 per person
Tipping service and other personal expenses.
Personal travel insurance
Options
killing field and Prison S21
exclude entrance fees.: . Professional English speaking tour guide license . air-con vehicle. Pickup included
Reviews
629 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A confronting experience but a must-do
denisekC1909NZ,May 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent if sombre and moving morning with Ran. A knowledgeable and engaging guide, sadly with some lived experience to draw upon. His unflinching stories brought this horrific past into focus. Thoroughly recommended.
Very worthwhile - guided by a survivor
Smckac01,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was very moving (at times it was a bit much information) and hearing it from a survivor made it even more emotional. They collected us on time and returned us to our hotel. The van air-condition worked well even in the heatwave we had :) Would not recommend for young children. Doing with a guide like this was much better than just hiring an audioguide.
A great insight into the atrocities performed by the Pol Pot regime.
Steven B,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very worthwhile but sobering tour of the turmoil and genocide in Cambodia, perpetrated by Pol Pot. Our excellent guide Ran, told the story from somebody who grew up in those dark days. Highly recommend this tour to understand how the despot Pol Pot ruled in Cambodia in the late 70’s .
Helpful guide, HOT in March
Rebecca B,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The pickup was convenient and in an air conditioned van. The tour guide Nin was very knowledgeable, but more notably she was extremely helpful when I experienced symptoms of heat exhaustion, bringing water and finding me air conditioning. (Be advised this tour is entirely open air with some shade.)
Its a must see tour though very daunting and emotional 😢
stephen c,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked a tour thru Viator for 15 people was an easy process and our tour guide and bus arrived on time and Mr Ruoen was our guide. He was excellent he made the tour, very informative and emotional at the same time he told us the story from his heart and from his experiences. Its a tour not for the faint hearted but something visitors must do highly recommend the tour and Mr Ruoen.
Educational and emotional tour of two prime sites
Chris H,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The Tour provides plenty of time at both the Killing Fields and Genocide Prison. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and able to provide personal reflection from his own families suffering. Our driver DaRa couldn’t have been more helpful with regular bottles of cold water. Very educational, emotional and good value. Take cash for the entrance fees.
Excellent tour
forthecookies,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an excellent tour today with Ran as our guide. He gave us a lot of history and context about the regime both before and during our visits to both the killing field and the genocide museum, as well as spoke about his personal experiences. It is quite a heavy and sobering experience but important to understand and learn from.
Eye-opening experience
phoebesT7404MZ,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an incredible tour! The tour guide was so friendly, knowledgeable and engaging. He did a great job telling the history of Pol Pot and including his own history as well. This was a must see experience, I am very grateful to the tour guide and driver. Very comfortable bus with AC and cold water available.
Tour picked us up at hotel, we went to killing fields and then the school turned into a prison.
isabellasY8346EP,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had such an incredible experience with this tour! Our guide and driver were amazing. Our guide was so kind and so informative, I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Phnom Penh. There was always water available and the guides own story telling was amazing and touching.
Go with guide Nin to understand
Compass1710,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an amazing four hours learning about what happened at these two sites and how the political story allowed it to happen. It was all made real to us by our guide Nin who, with very good English, spoke slowly and clearly and gradually revealed the horrors. We felt that although we heard accounts of a horrifying nature it is important that these events are known about to prevent them happening in the future. The Cambodian people have made the Killing Fields and S21 into tranquil and respectful places. Thank you Nin and your driver for making us understand.
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