Phnom Penh Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (5h)

Our guide Lay was great! There were just 2 of us in the tour and she made sure explain the history of sites we visited and additional information about the city. Her passion was evident and she has my recommendation for anyone wanting to explore and learn about city and country!

Well paced and impeccably planned itinerary. Even with the local traffic, we never missed a beat.Cambodia’s royal family and the Khmer Rouge genocide are not nearly as well known as their European counterparts. Our guide, Lay could have provided more insight and back story as we rode between destinations.

We booked this tour while in Phnom Penh and I do not regret it. My family is from Phnom Penh and barely made it through the genocide. It was helpful to have an English speaking tour guide to provide helpful information regarding each of these places. Our guide was very helpful and knowledgeable regarding all of the tour locations. Just an FYI, women, please bring a sweater or jacket to cover up your shoulders and also your legs (long dresses/skirts are helpful and not too hot). It's our of respect for the culture and traditions.

After reading so much of Khmer Rouge Regime, we decided to see ourselves the destruction during their rule in Cambodia.

We booked a group tour but as we were the only couple we were fortunate to have Mr Chhavirak to ourselves for the tour driven around on a tuk tuk which added to the experience. Mr Chhavirak was a fantastic host and guide who gave us an insight and background to the history of the Palace and the symbolic meaning of the architecture of the Royal Palace buildings including the Silver Palace. During the journey to their killing fields and he gave an overview of the chronological historical happenings and the geo political issues of the time so we could appreciate how such horrors could manifest themselves. The killing fields are current with clothes and bones still surfacing after each monsoon and were made more poignant by Mr Chhavirak's personal account of how his father was lost during the Kyhmer Rouge reign of terror and his own ordeal to survive along with his mother. The S21 prison is a brutal, tangible reminder of what the surviving population endured from the brutal regime and we were guided informatively by our guide who was keen to ensure the world knew what occurred. This tour is perhaps not the most enjoyable due to its content ( except the a Royal Palace and grounds which are stunning) but it is a must do educational trip that is enlightening. Ours was particularly due to Mr Chhavirak.

Long Vouchlay was very knowledgeable and even our lunch, she recommended a restaurant with beautiful view, delicious food & reasonable prices. I highly recommend this tour

I am glad we visited in the low season.Not many tourists and apparently cooler, even though May was extremley Hot.We found a half day was more than enough.

Our guide Syphat helped us appreciate both the beauty and the sadness of local history, from the royal palace to the killing fields. He was punctual, professional and friendly throughout our tour, and gave us excellent advice on restaurants and evening entertainment.

From start to finish our tour was very good. We are picked up by Siphat and our driver early in an air conditioned car. He gave us lots of information about Phnom Penh on our drive to the killing fields. When we arrived he gave us cold water and told us the story of the Khmer fields. Siphat was so knowledgable and it was touching to hear his lived experience of the Khmer Rouge and the effect it had on his family as well as other Cambodians. On the way back to the city he told us about the locals life and gave us recommendations for restaurants, markets and supermarkets. Although the topic was sad our tour guide was amazing!