Half Day Excursions Phnom
Penh
Tuol Sleng & Choeung Ek
Itinerary
Drive to the killing fields of Choeung Ek (16 km
south of Phnom Penh). Between 1975 and 1978 about 17.000
men, women, children and infants (including nine westerners)
detained and tortured at S-21 prison were transported to
the extermination camp of Choeung Ek. They were often bludgeoned
to death to avoid wasting precious bullets. Fragments of
human bone and bits of cloth are scattered around the disinterred
pits. Over 8000 skulls, arranged by sex and age, are visible
behind the clear glass panels of the Memorial Stupa, which
was erected in 1988.
Return to Phnom Penh.
Visit the Notorious Tuol Sleng Museum. In 1975 Tuol
Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security
forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison
21 (S-21). It soon became the largest such center of detention
and torture in the country. More than 17.000 people held
at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeung
Ek to be executed; detainees who died during torture were
buried in mass graves in the prison ground. The museum displays
include room after room of these photographs of men, women
and children covering the walls from floor to ceiling; virtually
all the people pictured were later killed.
Visit the Russian Market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong),
a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities,
silver and gold jewelry, gems, silk, kramas, stone and wood
carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs.
Fast facts
| Tour departure: |
Daily |
| Duration (approximate): |
08:00-12:00 hrs
14:00-18:00 hrs |
| Transfer from/to hotel included |
YES |
| Meals included |
N/A |
| Seat-in-coach tour |
N/A |
| Private tour |
Minimum 1 person |
| Language |
All major foreign languages |
Prices
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01/11/08 - 31/10/09 Half Day Tuol Sleng & Choeng Ek Rates per person in US Dollar |
| 50 |
30 |
24 |
18 |
<Remark:Children under 12 years are granted 25% discount.
Price Includes
Transportation in air-conditioned car/van/coach.
Transfer from/to hotel.
Meals as mentioned in itineraries, food only.
Entrance fees, boat fees, cyclo fees as detailed in the programs.
English, German or French speaking local guides. Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Russian speaking guides can also be arranged at additional cost (subject to availability).
Price Excludes
Personal expenses such as drinks, tips.
Other service not mentioned on this program.
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