Regime of the Khmer Rouge and Highlights of Phnom Penh Tour
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
On this tour, you will get to visit the highlights of Phnom Penh including the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21), Choeung Ek. (Killing Fields), Stung Meanchey Neighborhood, and Central Market
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On this tour, you will get to visit the highlights of Phnom Penh including the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21), Choeung Ek. (Killing Fields), Stung Meanchey Neighborhood, and Central MarketOn this day tour will take you to a trip to Cambodia’s bitter past. You will visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Also known as “S-21”, the museum was once a school, but was taken over by the Khmer Rouge and used as detention and torture center of the regime.
Next leg is Choeung Ek or more popularly known in the West as the “Killing Fields”. Although both sites are symbols of brutality and oppression, they will give you a better perspective of Cambodia’s history and appreciate more the beauty the country has to offer.
We will then take you to visit Stung Meanchey. The neighborhood is where you will find Pour un Sourire d’Enfant or “For the smile of a child”. This humanitarian organization provides street children with job training and education. Young scavengers of the municipal dump are brought to this site to learn new skills to have a better chance in the future. You may not be able to tour the school itself so as not to disturb the students, but you can surely drop by the center’s souvenir shop to buy some mementos.
The remainder of the day we shall spend scouring the lively markets of Phnom Penh. Drop by Central Market, an art deco structure presumably the largest market in the whole country. You may also want to try the Russian Market that is famous for its stone and wood carvings. You can find a variety of merchandise in both markets ranging from clothes to souvenirs, jewelry, food, silk products, and food.
Next leg is Choeung Ek or more popularly known in the West as the “Killing Fields”. Although both sites are symbols of brutality and oppression, they will give you a better perspective of Cambodia’s history and appreciate more the beauty the country has to offer.
We will then take you to visit Stung Meanchey. The neighborhood is where you will find Pour un Sourire d’Enfant or “For the smile of a child”. This humanitarian organization provides street children with job training and education. Young scavengers of the municipal dump are brought to this site to learn new skills to have a better chance in the future. You may not be able to tour the school itself so as not to disturb the students, but you can surely drop by the center’s souvenir shop to buy some mementos.
The remainder of the day we shall spend scouring the lively markets of Phnom Penh. Drop by Central Market, an art deco structure presumably the largest market in the whole country. You may also want to try the Russian Market that is famous for its stone and wood carvings. You can find a variety of merchandise in both markets ranging from clothes to souvenirs, jewelry, food, silk products, and food.
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