Phnom Penh Private Full-Day Tour from Siem Reap (Same-Day Return)

Explore Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh, on a comprehensive full-day tour from Siem Reap. This enlightening journey covers key historical sites such as the Royal Palace, a stunning complex serving as the royal residence, and the somber Wat Choeung Ek Killing Fields, a memorial to the Khmer Rouge victims. Visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum for a profound insight into Cambodia's tragic past and discover the cultural significance of Wat Phnom, a prominent Buddhist temple. Led by a knowledgeable licensed guide, this tour offers a deep dive into Cambodian history and culture. - Full-day private tour from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh with return to Siem Reap - Visit major attractions including the Royal Palace, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Choeung Ek Killing Field, The Chaktomuk River and Wat Phnom - Learn about Cambodia's history from a licensed guide - Tour duration approximately 12 hours up to 14 hours with early morning departure

1. 1

   Wat Phnom

   30 min

   Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple in Doun Penh, Phnom Penh. It is a pagoda, that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Wat Phnom has a total height of 46 meters (150 ft). The pagoda is named after Lady Penh from the story of the discovery of the five statues: four Buddha statues and one Vishnu statue. Will be visiting the exterior site

2. 2

   Royal Palace

   1 hour

   Royal Palace is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1866s, 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, after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh. It was built atop an old citadel called Banteay Keo. It faces approximately East and is situated at the Western bank of the cross division of the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River called Chaktomuk (an allusion to Brahma). Will be visiting the exterior site

3. 3

   Stop 3

   20 min

   The Chaktomuk River in front of the Royal Palace of Cambodia is a major water junction where four vital rivers meet: The Tonle Sap River: Flows from the northwest (connecting to Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake), The Upper Mekong River: Flows down from the north (originating in Tibet/China), The Lower Mekong River: Continues its journey toward the southeast into Vietnam, and The Bassac River: Splits off and heads south toward the sea.

4. 4

   Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

   1 hour

   Wat ‎Choeung Ek Killing Field is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge – killed between 1975 and 1979 – in Dangkao Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the Phnom Penh city centre. 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 dead 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 in. Will be visiting the exterior site

5. 5

   Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

   1 hour

   Tuol Sleng Genocide is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng and it was one of between 150 and 196 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge and the secret police known as the Santebal (literally "keeper of peace"). Will be visiting the exterior site

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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