Half Day tour Genocide Museum and Killing Field
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Phnom Penh
Explore Cambodia's history with a half-day tour of the Genocide Museum and Killing Field. Discover the harrowing past and stories of survival.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - Tuol Sleng (Khmer: ទួលស្លែង, Tuŏl Slêng [tuəl slaeŋ]; lit. “Hill of the Poisonous Trees” or “Strychnine Hill”) 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 (S-21; Khmer: មន្ទីរស-២១) by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng and it was one of between 150 and 196 torture and execution centers.
  • Choeung Ek Genocidal Center - .The Killing Fields (Khmer: វាលពិឃាត, Khmer pronunciation: [ʋiəl pikʰiət]) are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than 1,000,000 people were killed and buried by the Communist Party of Kampuchea during Khmer Rouge rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War (1970–1975). The mass killings were part of the broad, state-sponsored Cambodian genocide.
What's Included
  • Professional English speaking tour guide
  • Water or Soda
  • Hotel Pick up
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • killing field (3$ /person)
  • Genocide museum (5$/person)
Additional Information

Genocide Museum (S-21) served as the central hub of a vast prison system throughout the country and was used throughout the period as a secret facility for the detention, interrogation, torture, and extermination of those deemed “political enemies” of the regime. Due to a policy of guilt-by-association, at times whole families were detained at the center. Very few inmates were released out of the prison during the years 1975 and 1979. Only 12 former inmates survived the opening of S-21 when Phnom Penh was liberated. Four of them were children. Killing Field between 1975 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge in perpetrating the Cambodian genocide. Situated about 17 kilometers (11 mi) south of the city center, it was attached to the Tuol Sleng detention center. The bodies of 8,895 victims were exhumed from the site after the fall of the Rouge, who would have been executed there—typically with pickaxes to conserve bullets—before being buried in mass graves.

  • The duration of the tour includes travel time
Location
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Corner of Street 113 & St 350, History Museum
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ubmichael
May 18, 2024
Great Tour - We had a great tour. Our driver and tour guide were early to the hotel and met us immediately in the lobby. The tour guide was informative and helpful. Our biggest problem was the heat and having an air conditioned car with several bottles of water on hand was our savior. Going to the Genocide museum and Killing Fields is not necessarily a happy place but it’s still a mandatory destination when in Phnom Penh. We weren’t used to this kind of heat coming from the northern U.S. so I had picked this tour just because it was only scheduled for 4-5 hours and in actuality we were back early at our own request. My wife could only take so much of the brutality of the sites. Having been to Auschwitz this will leave you with a similar sense of sadness that humans could be so cruel to one another.
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Robin
Mar 30, 2024
Excellent Tour by Minivan - Sowan, owner of Cambodia Minivan was Reliable, Prompt and English speaking. He goes further than just the Killing Fields tour as he knows all the good restaurants and markets in Phnom Penh. Highly recommended!
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K7331icyvonnew
Mar 30, 2024
First contacted Sowan to tour Cambodia Killing Fields. He was very knowledgeable. - Sowan is the owner of Cambodia Tour Minivan and is an excellent guide. Goes above and beyond the tour and will take you other places. English speaking, friendly, and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!!
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Yvonnewm2853oy
Mar 30, 2024
Highly Rated Cambodia Tour Minivan tour - Had excellent tour with Sowan from Cambodia Tour Minivan. He is English speaking, reliable, and very friendly. Knows all the best restaurants in Phnom Penh as well. Highly rated!!
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