Explore Cambodia’s history with a Genocide and Killing Fields tour to witness and honor the victims of the Khmer Rouge from 1975s to 1979sStart your day by visiting Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former high school turned into a prison and interrogation center by the Khmer Rouge regime.
Spend a couple of hours exploring the museum exhibits, including photographs, torture devices, and personal belongings of the victims. Learn about Cambodia’s tragic history during the Khmer Rouge era.
Consider hiring a guide or audio guide to provide insights and context as you walk through the museum. then head to Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, commonly known as the Killing Fields, located approximately 15 kilometers south of Phnom Penh.
Spend the afternoon exploring the memorial site, which serves as a mass grave for victims of the Khmer Rouge regime. Walk through the grounds, visit the memorial stupa, and observe the various commemorative monuments and displays.
Consider joining a guided tour to gain deeper insights into the history and significance of the site.
Guides can provide detailed explanations and personal accounts of the atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime. In 1975, Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot’s security force 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. Over 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 grounds.
S-21 has been turned into the TuolSleng Museum, which serves as a testament to the crimes of the Khmer Rough. The museum’s entrance is on the western side of 113 St just north of 350 St.
