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Independence Monument, Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh: Private City and Genocide Tours

1. Phnom Penh: Private City and Genocide Tours

1. The first stop will be at a couple of the most significant sites in Phnom Penh, Wat Phnom and Lady Penh Statue. Before visiting the actual Temple you will see the statue of Lady Penh, who Phnom Penh is named after. Learn her story before taking the steps up to the Wat (Temple). Entry fee: $1pp 2. Wat Onnalom was originally built in 1442 after the capital was founded in 1434 by King Ponhea Yarth. It is one of the most important monasteries in Phnom Penh. Free entry. 3. The National Museum was built in 1920 while Cambodia was a French colony. It is worth visiting, if only from the outside, to admire one of the best examples of traditional Cambodian style building. Free 4. The Royal Palace is most beautiful in the morning with the sun as it faces east. Perfect for photography opportunities. The public park in front is popular with local people to relax and socialise with family and friends. Outside visit only: Free. 5. The Cambodian Vietnam Friendship Monument commemorates the former alliance between the two countries. It is located not far from the Royal Palace in Botum Park. Free. 6. The King Norodom Sihanouk Statue stands impressively on the largest park strip in Phnom Penh. It was built in honour of the King in 2013 after his death the year before. Free. 7. The striking Independence Monument is nearby, representing independence of Cambodia from French colonisation which lasted for 90 years, from 1863 - 1953. It was built in 1958 and completed in 1962. Free 8. The darker and tragic side of Cambodian history takes us to the Genocide Museum. Formally a school, the site became a significant centre of imprisonment and torture during the Khmer Rouges reign. Approximately one and half hours is a suitable time to spend here. An audio guide is included in the entry fee of $10 pp. 9. We make a lunch stop at a local restaurant before heading to the Killing Fields, 45 minutes from the city. This is the second significant historical site of Khmer Rouge Genocide in Phnom Penh. An audio guide is included in the entry fee of $6pp. 10. The Russian Market is a great place to pick up Khmer products for souvenirs, many of which have been sourced from local businesses and organisations. Free. 11. Explore Diamond Island at the end of the tour, the 'Paris of Phnom Penh'. A swamp prior to 2000, it now continues to develop as a satellite city to the main central city of Phnom Penh. Along the way you will see the Patriarch of Monks Statue, the Buddhist Institute, the Cambodian Parliament Building, China Town and other newer developments of the capital. Nearby is the confluent of the Tonle Sap, Upper and Lower Mekong Rivers and Tonle Bassac. You will learn the significance and uniqueness of the rivers that meet here and flow through Cambodia. Free.

Phnom Penh City Tour by Tuk-Tuk

2. Phnom Penh City Tour by Tuk-Tuk

Evening Tour by Tuk-Tuk You will experience the beautiful sights of Phnom Penh city lit up at night. - Independence Monument - King Father Statue, - Diamond Island - Wat Phnom Temple - The Tallest Building - Lights along the Riverside - Foody Places - Dinner at local restaurant (you can choose your favorite place) - Night Market The tour can be starting at 6pm. Time can be adjusted to suit you, and it will takes approximately 3-4 hours.

Tour in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

3. Tour in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

and accompany you to prominent locations rich in history and art. A one day tour in Phnom Penh, We will first visit the Wat Phnom sanctuary hill temple. The National Museum, 1.5 km away from Wat Phnom, has collections of Khmer art, including sculptures, Khmer pottery, bronzes, and ethnographic artefacts. After that, we'll proceed to the Royal Palace, a structure with Khmer architecture that includes a defensive wall (kampeng), throne hall (preah thineang), temple dedicated to the Emerald Buddha (Wat Preah Keo Morakot), stupas (chedei), towering spires (prang prasat), mural paintings, and head to the independent monument. The Toul Sleng Genocide Museum will be the next destination; it commemorates a tragic period in history in an effort to inspire visitors to spread peace. Next, we'll explore the killing fields, which are a number of site in Cambodia where the Khmer Rouge dictatorship is believed to have executed and interred more than 1,000,000 people. We really hope you enjoy Phnom Penh and our trip itinerary to the fullest.

Phnom Penh: Culinary Underground Local Food Tuk-Tuk Tour

4. Phnom Penh: Culinary Underground Local Food Tuk-Tuk Tour

Embark on a journey to discover the local food culture of Cambodia. Enjoy views of some of Phnom Penh’s best-known landmarks, such as the Independence Monument, as you zoom across the city in a tuk-tuk. Meet your guide outside your hotel or residence and hop aboard the tuk-tuk. First stop, enjoy fresh rice noodles topped with traditional sauce and fresh herbs.  Following this, take a seat on the floor and learn about Cambodia's turbulent history over curry and a banana leaf salad. Third stop, pull up a plastic chair at this popular local spot for some crushed eggplant and Cambodia's famous prahok. Learn also about the importance of rice in Cambodian cuisine. Lastly, feast on a selection of meats roasted in a ceramic jar over an open fire. Finally, sink a local craft beer or cocktail at a rooftop bar. At the end of the tour, bid farewell to the guide and the tuk-tuk will drop you back at your hotel, or wherever you like within the city.

Phnom Penh City Tour + Mekong River Boat Trip

5. Phnom Penh City Tour + Mekong River Boat Trip

Following a hotel pick-up at 08:00 from Phnom Penh City area hotel, your first stop will be Royal Palace. The Royal Palace is one of Phnom Penh’s most splendid architectural achievements. Next, head to Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, a phenomenal area in Cambodia filled with hundreds of years of history. You will visit Cambodia's National Museum, offering a charming setting for a stunning collection of ancient Khmer art. Next up, you visit Wat Phnom. The temple has a strong connection with the establishment of the capital city of Cambodia. The current name of the city Phnom-Penh in native language means literally the hill of Ms. Penh. Wat Phnom temple was built in 1373.  After lunch at your own cost, you will board your boat and travel down the Tonle Sap River to where it meets the mighty Mekong River. You are cruising past the floating villages and onto the first of two islands. Your boat will first dock in the village of Prek Bongkong on Silk Island. Enjoy a tour of the working silk farm known as Heng Naysim Traditional Cambodian Weaving House, to see how silks are made by tracing the steps from collecting the silk from silkworms, to crafting the final shimmering sheets. You will have the opportunity to purchase beautiful handmade silk products direct from the farm. You will spend one hour back at Phnom Phen city by the same 1-hour boat ride. You will proceed to visit the Independence Monument. Built in 1955, this symbolizes Cambodian independence gained from French colonialism in 1953. This monument is a copy of the Bakong temple (a temple from the Rolous group of the 9th century). The one-hundred Nagas and snake motif can be seen in  historical, cultural, archeological, and business contexts. At approximately 18:00, you'll arrive back at your hotel in Phnom Penh city area where the tour will end.

One Day Phnom Penh City and Genocide Tour by Tuk-Tuk

6. One Day Phnom Penh City and Genocide Tour by Tuk-Tuk

1. After morning pick-up the first stop will be to visit the darker and more tragic side of Cambodian history at the Genocide Museum. The now Museum was formally a girls school but became the site of imprisonment, torture and holding enclosure before being transported to the Killing Fields. Entry is $10 which includes an audio guide. 2. 45 minutes away is the Killing Fields, the second significant historical site of the Khmer Rouge Genocide in Phnom Penh. Entry is $6 and includes an audio guide. Following this we will return to the city and have lunch. 3. The afternoon commences with seeing and learning a bit about the impressive Independence Monument which represents independence of Cambodia from French colonisation which lasted for 90 years, from 1863 - 1953. Park Strip entry is free. 4. The King Norodom Sihanouk Statue also stands on the popular Park Strip of Phnom Penh. Built in honour of the King in 2013 after his death. 5. Next we go to the Cambodian Vietnam Friendship Monument which commemorates the former alliance between the two countries. 6. Located nearby is the Royal Palace where you can visit inside and admire the beautiful architecture and take advantage of the photographic opportunities that the Royal Palace offers. Entry fee: $10 plus another $10 for a guide. There is no audio guide available. 7. Admire one of the most beautiful examples of Cambodian architecture of the National Museum. This building also offer beautiful photo opportunities. Outside visit: Free 8. Wat Ounalom was originally built in 1442 and is one of the most important Temples in Phnom Penh. Entry: Free 9. Wat Phnom and Lady Penh Statue is the final stop for the day. Learn who Phnom Penh is named after and why. Temple Entry: $1.

Phnom Penh City & Oudong Mountain, Local Village Day Trip

7. Phnom Penh City & Oudong Mountain, Local Village Day Trip

- On the morning to explore the capital city Phnom Pehn, now is top economic zone of Cambodia for commercial and politic with many tourists attraction sites and we go to see first the historical site around the city to visit Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda as the treasure place of Cambodia and then continue to visit Wat Phnom, Independence Monument, Wat Odnaloam and it is the famous places in the capital city Phnom Pehn - On the afternoon to explore Oudong Mountain and Silver making village at river Island to get amazing land tour to Oudong from Phnom Penh! Discover the former capital of Cambodia, Oudong and explore the ancient

Phnom Penh City tour & Koh Dach Silk Island Private Day Tour

8. Phnom Penh City tour & Koh Dach Silk Island Private Day Tour

- On the morning to explore the capital city Phnom Pehn, now is top economic zone of Cambodia for commercial and politic with many tourists attraction sites and we go to see first the historical site around the city to visit Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda as the treasure place of Cambodia and then continue to visit Wat Phnom, Independence Monument, Wat Odnaloam and Central Market and it is the famous market in the capital city Phnom Pehn - On the Afternoon is another enjoyable trip to explore lifestyle of people on Koh Dach Silk Island, which is a traditional weaving village, You will also visit a Silk Farm, Buddhist monastery and the children in a local school, it is subject to the school schedule that day.

Phnom Penh Full Day Private Tours

9. Phnom Penh Full Day Private Tours

On the morning after breakfast at the hotel transfer to explore the capital city Phnom Pehn and this area now is top economic zone of Cambodia with commercial and politic with many tourists attraction sites and we go to see first the historical site around the city at Killing field Cheung Ek and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum and after that transfer to restaurant for lunch before continue to visit the home of the royal family in Cambodia is the royal palace with the silver pagoda and after that go to visit Wat Phnom, it was place of birth of the capital city Phnom Penh, then continue to visit Wat Odnalom, it is the largest monastery in Phnom Penh, Visit independent monument and the statue of the king father before continue to visit the Central Market, this is market was built during the colonial period and it is the nice place for shopping before transfer back to hotel

Private One Day Tour in Phnom Penh

10. Private One Day Tour in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is a capital city of Cambodia. It was abandoned during Khmer Rough Time. Now Phnom Penh becomes a business center for investors. All tall buildings are standing along the Mekong Riverside. There are a lot of places to visit such as Royal Palace, National Museum, Night Markets, Wat Phnom and emotional places namely Genocidal Museum and Killing Field. Pick up at hotel and transfer to visit Royal Palace, home to the Cambodian royal family and a symbol of the nation, the beautiful royal gardens, landscaped with tropical plants and studded with gleaming spires, the Throne Hall where the royal receptions are held and the Cambodian king's coronation took place, the Silver Pagoda, named after the 5000 silver tiles covering the floor, each weighing 1kg. Inside are some of the country's most cherished treasures, including a life-size gold Buddha studded with 9584 diamonds, the largest weighing 25 carats. Then, visit National Museum, home to the world's finest collection of sculpture from the Angkor period. The exquisite building was completed between 1917 and 1920 and features a lush courtyard garden surrounded by collections from the pre-Angkor, Angkor and post-Angkor periods. We concentrate on the incredible sandstone sculpture from Angkor, as well as the intricate bronzes. After that, visit Genocidal Museum S21 Prison, a former high school that the Khmer Rouge turned into a centre for interrogation, torture and death. Today it is a museum of torture and serves to remind visitors of the terrible atrocities that came to pass in Cambodia. 17,000 people passed through the gates of this prison and only seven lived to tell the tale. At the end, we go to visit Killing Field, Where prisoners from TuolSleng followed this same route to their fate. An old Chinese cemetery, ChoengEk was turned into an extermination camp for political prisoners. The remains of 8985 people were exhumed from mass graves and are kept in a memorial stupa here.

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We loved this activity. We tried new dishes in a restaurant that we most likely would not have entered otherwise. Very interesting to know the Cambodian culture through its gastronomy. The great guide. The tour is highly recommended.