Phnom Penh Trip Overview
Spend the morning exploring Cambodia’s capital and its major landmarks including the fascinating Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum. In the afternoon, visit the sobering and poignant Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum for a startling glimpse into the country’s tragic history. The tour then ends on a lighter note at the colourful Central Market.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore Cambodia’s capital and its major landmarks
• Visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which documents the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge
• Enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals at the Central Market
• Private tour, professional tour guide
Additional Info
* Duration: 1 day
* Starts: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Cambodia
Spend the morning exploring Cambodia’s capital and its major landmarks including the fascinating Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum. In the afternoon, visit the sobering and poignant Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum for a startling glimpse into the country’s tragic history. The tour then ends on a lighter note at the colourful Central Market.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore Cambodia’s capital and its major landmarks
• Visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which documents the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge
• Enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals at the Central Market
• Private tour, professional tour guide
This morning you will visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom. Nearby is Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver. We will stop at Independence monument and explore the National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others. We pass through the river-front park where 4 rivers met at a junction include mystical Mekong. Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays.
Afternoon we continue to Tuol Sleng prison now is Genocide Museum, the most secret part of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also called S-21 (abbreviated for Security Office 21), a Khmer Rouge’s premier security camp, specifically designed for the interrogation and extermination of anti-Angkor elements. Shopping around colourful Central Market, enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals.
