Phnom Penh Trip Overview
Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh is filled with historic monuments, moving memorials. On this private tour, see the highlights in one day, and enjoy plenty of personalized attention from your guide. Visit Royal Palace, and the National Museum, browse stalls at the Russian Market, and learn more about Cambodia’s dark history with a tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.
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* Duration: 7 to 8 hours
* Starts: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Cambodia
Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh is filled with historic monuments, moving memorials. On this private tour, see the highlights in one day, and enjoy plenty of personalized attention from your guide. Visit Royal Palace, and the National Museum, browse stalls at the Russian Market, and learn more about Cambodia’s dark history with a tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Royal Phnom Penh Tours, # 193 St.208, Sangkat Boeung Rieang, Khan Duan Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia, Phnom Penh 12000 Cambodia
This morning, Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. Then continue your visit at the National Museum, This is one of Phnom Penh’s true architectural gems. It was designed in Khmer style in 1917 by famed French architect Georges Groslier & Ecole Des Arts Cambodgiens.
Afternoon, Visit the notorious Killing Fields ” Choeung Ek” 15km southwest of Phnom Penh. This one is the site of brutal executions of more than 17,000 individuals, most of whom first suffered through interrogations, torture and deprivation in Toul Sleng Prison during Pol Pot regime (From 1975–1979). Continue your visit to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21 prison). This prison was a high school, and used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces and became the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmer Rouge.
