The Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Killing Fields, Genocide Museum, S-21, Full Day Private Tour

Explore the fascinating history of Cambodia on a full day tour in Phnom Penh, and visit some of the city’s most beautiful pagodas and palaces, as well as the infamous genocide museum of Tuol Sleng.

From your hotel your guide will take you to the Royal Palace, built in 1866 by the French after King Norodom relocated the Royal capital from Oudong. Located on the western banks of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers, the palace complex features stunning Khmer architecture, divided into 4 main compounds.

The grounds of the Palace are also home to the Silver Pagoda, which received its name because its floor was made of 5,329 silver tiles. Learn about the Khmer Kings, resident at all times, with the exception of the period when the Khmer Rouge took control in 1975. See gold and jeweled Buddha statues in the Silver Pagoda, and the Angkor Wat style Bell Tower.

Then, learn about the turbulent years of the Khmer Rouge at the infamous Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Located in a former high school it became the notorious Security Prison 21, the Genocide Museum traces the story of the Killing Fields and the torture and executions that took place from 1975-79. Exhibits tell the stories of some of the estimated 20,000 prisoners that were killed there.

Afterwards we will drop you off at your hotel, or a riverside café or bar if you prefer to take in the sunset.

Included