| Duration: | 4 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Half Day Tour |
Phnom Penh - Half day without lunch (Killing Field and Toul Slang Museum)
In the afternoon, depending on interest, we visit the harrowing genocide museum at Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields of Choeng Ek, both enduring memorials to the gruesome and brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge. Return to town and 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.
Note:
A visit to Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields is a very disturbing experience for many, and guests should be forewarned as to the extent and graphic nature of such a visit. It remains a terrifying reminder of the atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge rule and visitors will walk away having gained some understanding of what happened to a generation lost and the turmoil it has placed on Cambodian society.
