This tour starts with a visit to the majestic Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda complex. There you will have the chance to admire the elaborately constructed palace buildings and some of the 5,000 silver floor tiles that give the Silver Pagoda its name. Be sure not to miss the spectacular gold and bejeweled Buddha statues that are considered national treasures.
Next you will visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former secondary school that was converted into one of the regime’s largest detention and torture centers, Security Prison 21 by Khmer Rouge. There you will discover the museum chronicles of the Cambodian genocide. It is considered an important educational site and there you can find documents of the atrocities that occurred within its walls. Please note that the images on display are graphic and can be unsettling for some viewers.
The tour will end on a lighter note at Phsar Thmey, Phnom Penh’s central market and an Art Deco landmark. There you can follow your guide through the labyrinth of stalls, as you learn more about the everyday life of modern Cambodians.