Phnom Penh: Profound Killing Fields & S21 Memorial Tour
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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 – 9 miles away south of Phnom Penh. The infamous killing fields have a bloody history. Once an orchard and a Chinese cemetery, the Khmer Rouge, 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.you could ask any question to tour guide. We pick up only the hotel center.
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Y9874NErossa, 10/18/2025 10:17:17 AM
Extremely informative and passionate tour guide - Cheath. Highly recommend for anyone visiting Cambodia. Easy to book with hotel pick ups provided. A must to ensure you spend time learning about Cambodian history.
Lucy B, 10/17/2025 9:09:47 PM
So glad that we could do the tour albeit very heavy and harrowing. Mr Cheath was a really great, impressive and kind guide. Would highly recommend. We’re amazed at how far Cambodia’s come in the ~40 years since, and we have absolutely loved our time in this beautiful country.
matissl2024, 10/17/2025 7:44:28 AM
Engaging and informative, 'CHEATH' demonstrated great passion and knowledge about the events, and could answer all questions. If you want to learn, this is how. Would highly recommend. Free water was the cherry on top.
759glynisr, 10/16/2025 6:10:12 AM
We took a tour of the Killing Fields in Phnom Penh with our guide, Cheath, and it was an experience we’ll never forget. He was deeply knowledgeable and handled such a sensitive subject with great care and respect. His explanations were clear, compassionate, and easy to follow, helping us truly understand the gravity of what happened there. Cheath and his driver were both punctual and professional — the driver navigating the city’s chaos with impressive ease! It was a powerful, emotional, and important visit, made all the more meaningful thanks to Cheath’s thoughtful guidance. We’d highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Phnom Penh
alison l, 10/15/2025 5:23:17 AM
CHEATH was a great guide explaining Cambodias painful history and the events which lead to the atrocities, we learned a lot which helped our understanding of the country and its past.
Daz21C, 10/12/2025 8:54:31 AM
Visiting the Killing Fields and S21 Museum was an insightful and educational experience. Our guide, Baboon, was excellent! Informed, clear, and respectful. He explained the history thoughtfully and answered all questions with care. A well-organised tour that provided a deeper understanding of Cambodia’s past.
Leanne_W, 10/8/2025 1:07:56 AM
Make sure you bring cash for entry. Also if you want to buy and books written by survivors... $10 each. It's a harrowing experience but important to pay respects.
leaj517, 10/7/2025 8:50:51 AM
Make sure you have cash with you for entrance fee. Trigger warning, it's upsetting. But really important. I'm glad I did a group tour as I was solo.
Footprints550550, 10/4/2025 2:37:14 AM
A verte eye opening experience. And to think it all happened so recently. It shows the atrocities we are capable of. Our guide Cheath was very passionate and knew
Shao_V, 10/2/2025 1:34:54 AM
We had a good leader who explained everything to us and answered questions. Had a bus full of 15 people
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- Service animals allowed
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Grand River Sports Bar or River Crown Restaurant is our meeting point ! These two places are in the same buildingReturn details
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 – 9 miles away south of Phnom Penh. The infamous killing fields have a bloody history. Once an orchard and a Chinese cemetery, the Khmer Rouge, 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.you could ask any question to tour guide. We pick up only the hotel center.Redemption
Dear beloved travelers, Please kindly spend 2 minutes to read the important information below when you book; 1) We provide free pick up only 1.7 km from our meeting point ( city center) ✍️Please kindly keep in mind that our service is the joined tour, we can not pick up all the travelers at every location in Phnom Penh before the tour starts, we always check the ticket for the name of the hotel of the traveler. If the traveler’s hotel is outside our picking area, we will request the traveler to make their own way by taking tuk tuk grab to the meeting point . 2) the meeting point is Grand River Sports Bar or you can type River Crown Restaurant as these two places are at the same building 3) If traveler can not put your hotel name in your ticket, traveler can send us the message to show us your hotel’s name if it is in our picking up area or not , or you are required to come to the meeting point and arrive by 7:45am for the morning tour and 12:45pm for the afternoon tour 4) WhatsApp contact is so much important for us ; hence before you book, please kindly make sure that you can provide us your using WhatsApp contact or your current Cambodia number 5) Credit card is not accepted at the killing field and genocide museum, traveler has to prepare cash 6) dress code is mandatory- covering shoulders and knees ( not too short and not too long) 7) two WhatsApp numbers for contacts: + 855 78 45 71 58 + 855 96 3881 38824 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund