Phnom Penh Private City Tour

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About this activity

Phnom Penh is the national Capital of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's economic, industrial, and cultural center. Once known as the "Pearl of Asia," it was considered one of the loveliest French-built Cities in Indochina in the 1920s.

The Tour Guide and a Driver will pick you up from your hotel to visit the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. We’ll move to the National Museum and then you’ll wander Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh. It is a Buddhist pagoda, that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity.

Then you’ll visit The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, It was the Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979.

Next up, We’ll visit the Choeung Ek is a former orchard, in Phnom Penh, it was used as a Killing Field between 1975 to 1979 by the Khmer Rouge in perpetrating the Cambodian genocide. It was attached to the Tuol Sleng detention center.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Journey2 Angkor

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pick up and drop off
Included: Bottled water
Included: Private air conditioned vehicle
Included: English Speaking Tour Guide

Not included

Not included: Lunch
Not included: Admission fee - Royal Palace
Not included: Admission fee - National Museum
Not included: Entrance fee - Toul Sleng
Not included: Entrance fee - Choeng Ek "Killing Field"

Itinerary

Royal Palace

one hour Admission not included

The Royal Palace is a complex of building which serves as the royal residence of the king of Cambodia. The Kings of Cambodia have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge. The palace was constructed between 1866 and 1870.
Silver Pagoda

one hour Admission not included

The Royal Palace and the famous Silver Pagoda, lined with a tiled floor of 5,000 silver tablets. The Silver Pagoda, originally built in 1892, was largely spared sacking by the Khmer Rouge and houses a revered ‘Emerald Buddha’ – akin to the Emerald Buddha held in Bangkok’s Grand Palace – as well as a ‘Golden Buddha’ encrusted with more than 9,000 diamonds.
National Museum of Cambodia

one hour Admission not included

The National Museum of Cambodia is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It an appreciation of the splendour of Khmer history and art. Many of the sculptures there were made before construction of the Angkor ruins began. The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of Khmer art, including sculptural, Khmer ceramics, bronzes, and ethnographic objects. Its collection includes over 14,000 items, from prehistoric times to periods before, during and after the Khmer Empire, which at its height stretched from Thailand, across present-day Cambodia, to southern Vietnam.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

one hour Admission not included

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng (the real number is unknown). Tuol Sleng was just one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge, though other sources put the figure at 196 prison centers. It is one of the most popular tourist spots in Phnom Penh.
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

1 min Admission not included

Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass graves of victims of the Khmer Rouge - killed between 1975 and 1979. It is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the deads were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center and in other Cambodian detention centers. Today, Choeung Ek is a memorial, marked by a Buddhist stupa. The stupa has acrylic glass sides and is filled with more than 5,000 human skulls. Some of the lower levels are opened during the day so that the skulls can be seen directly. Many have been shattered or smashed. Tourists are encouraged by the Cambodian government to visit Choeung Ek. Apart from the stupa, there are pits from which the bodies were exhumed. Human bones still litter the site.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

The Mou Hotel & Restaurant
Villa Paradiso
Jaya Suites Hotel
Amana Hotel & Residences
Wooden Maple Hotel
Wisteria Hotel
Bassac Signature Hotel & Residence
M-RESIDENCE
Yunfan Hotel
Dear Katrina
SF Hotel
Golden Bay Hotel

and 453 more pickup points

You will be picked up from your accommodation to begin the tour by your Tour Guide and a Driver.

Using your ticket

No need red sign tickets

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Your Tour guide and a Driver will meet you in your hotel Lobby 8.00am to begin the Tour.