The 7 Museum Tours in Cambodia That Earn Their Ticket Price

1.The Killing Fields & Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,337 reviews · 4 hours · from $19Our pick

Spend four hours visiting Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum from Phnom Penh. An English-speaking guide such as Sum Cheath, Visal, or Baboon explains Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge period, while the van provides air conditioning and water. Entry fees are extra.

“Our guide Sum Cheath was such a wonderful guide. He explained everything with so much respect and care. Very sad and eye opening but definitely worth doing to witness and honour the people of Cambodia and everything they went through”

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2.The Killing Field and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,977 reviews · from $19Top rated

Spend four sobering hours visiting Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum with an English-speaking guide. Hotel pickup, return transport, air conditioning, and water are included. Admission costs extra. Guides such as Visal, Sum Cheath, and Moon explain Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge era with care and personal insight.

“It’s difficult to say this is a happy thing to do as it definitely is not, however to understand this dark period in Cambodian history you should not look away. The guide & operator were good and knowledgeable, you get time to reflect when you visit the 2 sites, I’d recommend you do this tour.”

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3.Killing field and Toul Sleng genocide museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 610 reviews · from $19

Spend about four hours visiting Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng, two essential sites of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge history. Your English-speaking guide explains the displays, adds wider historical context, and may share personal or family memories. Transport and water are included; admission costs extra.

“Very thorough and informative Tuol Sleng tour. Knew a lot about Cambodian history, as did I. Every piece of info guide gave was spot on. This tour is well worth the money we all tipped not just the guide but also the guide's van driver. Remember to tip for professionalism folks!”

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4.killing field & Toul Sleng genocide museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 540 reviews · 4 hours · from $19

Spend four thoughtful hours at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek with an English-speaking guide such as Sum, Daraem, Net, or Chanrouen. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, and a driver are included. Bring $8 cash for entrance fees and dress to cover shoulders and knees.

“The tour guide was truly the best i’ve ever had. He had so much knowledge and even shared his own experience while living through the time. I think it was Huot (apologies if i’m wrong!)”

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5.Royal Palace, National Museum & Wat Phnom with Private tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $59

Spend four hours visiting Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, and Wat Phnom with hotel pickup, private air-conditioned transport, and an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Chantha, Fresh, and Soputra add useful cultural context, while entry fees are paid separately.

“Our Guide called Fresh was excellent! She was so knowledgeable and engaging that the trip was even more interesting than we thought it would be. She was also a superb photographer and knew all the best spots and poses so we have some lovely memories of our trip. Fresh went above & beyond taking us to the Central Market when we couldn’t go into the National Museum and showing us local foods, teaching us some of the language. & showing us how to fold lotus flowers. We can’t recommend her highly enough! Our driver was also excellent making sure we always had cold water and patiently waiting whilst we took…”

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6.Bantey Srei, Kbal Spean and Landmine museum Private Tuk-Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · 6 hours

Ride by private tuk-tuk from Siem Reap to Banteay Srei, Kbal Spean, and the Landmine Museum. Expect an English-speaking driver, cold drinking water, a 1-kilometer forest hike, and transport rather than a formal guided tour. Plan Kbal Spean early because entry ends around 3 pm.

“Great driving by Danith good communication allowed us to tweak the trip to call at a temple we passed on the way out would recommend again wholeheartedly. Best way to get about is by tuk tuk with a lovely breeze for an hr or so each way. Don’t miss the Landmine museum it has a lot to tell.”

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7.War Museum included Ticket and Pickup Drop Off

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 1 day · from $9Best value

Ride from your Siem Reap hotel with an English-speaking driver, then spend about an hour among unrestored tanks, aircraft, weapons, and war remnants. Mr Jam is one named driver, while Sinarth may offer a personal account as a veteran and survivor. A guide costs $10 extra.

“We were greeted by Mr Jam at our hotel with impeccable timing. He was smiling and escorted us to the Tuk Tuk which was immaculate. He offered us water as soon as we got in as it was a hot day. We were in our element, driving through the streets of Siem Reap with a breeze in our faces. He sorted our entrance to the war museum and waited patiently for us. The war museum itself was eye opening, we met Sinarth who gave us his personal Lived experience of the war, as a veteran and survivor. It’s hard not to be moved by his story. The war remnants were…”

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