Once known as the “Pearl of Asia”, Phnom Penh was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina. The two most visited museums in the city are the National Museum-the country's leading historical & archaeological museum, & Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former Khmer Rouge prison.
Highlights
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Victory Monument
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National Museum
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Royal Palace
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Silver Pagoda
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Tuol Sleng Museum with its disturbing account of Pol Pot's reign of terror & the notorious 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek
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Exploring one of the city's most vibrant markets, Psar Toul Tom Pong.
Get picked up at your hotel at 8.00AM. This morning you will start the tour firstly with victory Monument, and the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures - throughout the ages. Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha.
Lunch at your own account
This afternoon, visit to the Tuol Sleng Museum with its disturbing account of Pol Pot's reign of terror and the notorious 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek. We also have time exploring one of the city's most vibrant markets, Psar Toul Tom Pong, all called the "Russian Market", which sells a wide array of local goods and handicrafts. An ideal way of spending your last evening in Cambodia is to relax on 1 hours cruise on the Mekong river. Return to the hotel.
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