Your day starts with a drive past the Independence Monument built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia’s independence from France and an icon of Phnom Penh. From here you will take a visit to Lake Beung Tompun Village which gives you a glimpse into a traditional fishing village and the resident’s daily life.

While enjoying a local traditional snack from a road side stall you will travel through the outer suburbs of Phnom Penh. It’s a somber thought but these were the roads travelled by the victims as they were taken to the Killing Fields. Upon arrival at the Killing Fields you will undertake a self-guided tour with supplied audio accompaniment of this now sacred place.

After a lunch provided from a local restaurant you will travel back through the bustling streets of Phnom Penh. Again it is worth reflecting t is a somber that these busy streets you are seeing now lead you, like the victims to the Genocide Museum. Alternatively known as Tuol Sleng Museum this former school was transformed into a prison and interrogation centre. It now chronicles this dark chapter of Cambodian history and is must see for those wanting an understanding of this grim period and what the people suffered through.