Full Day Tour To Phnom Penh Without Killing Field

Phnom Penh Sightseeing – Full Day Tour –With Lunch

0900 hours, your English speaking guide and driver will be meeting at your hotel to start a full day sightseeing of Phnom Penh. We firste visit the Royal Palace, located on the shores of the Mekong. Inside its walls are the Throne Hall, the Chan Chaya Pavilion, used for performances of classical dance, the Napoleon III Pavilion, and the King and Queen's residential quarters. Next stop will be the Silver Pagoda, home to a glittering array of Buddhist statuary. The Silver Pagoda is also called the Pagoda of the Emerald Buddha, it is located in the walls of the Royal Palace. Inside, its floor is made up of 5,000 silver blocks. Depending on interests, we can also visit the National Museum, home to the world’s leading collection of Khmer sculpture. Situated near the Royal Palace, Cambodia's National Museum offers a charming setting for the stunning collection of Khmer art. Predominantly worked in stone, the sculptures date from both the Angkorean and pre-Angkorean eras, complimented by more recent examples of Cambodian art. The museum is housed in a terracotta-roofed structure of traditional Cambodian design, which was built between 1917 and 1920.

Lunch at Friends Restaurant or Lotus Blanc in town. In the afternoon, we visit the French Quarter, Central Post office and Wat Phnom, Landmark of Phnom Penh. An optional visit to Toul Sleng Museum which enduring memorials to the gruesome and brutal rule of Khmer Rouge. The site is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979.

This afternoon, we visit the Central and Russian Markets. The Central Market (Psar Thmey) is distinctive for its central domed building built by the French in 1937 with 4 wings leading off it. The Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Pong) is an excellent place to pick up a few bargains, especially antiques, souvenirs and cheap brand-name clothes. Calling for the day, we will stop at the Independent Monument before heading back to your hotel.