6 Phnom Penh Palace Tours to Put on the Itinerary

1.Royal Palace, S21, Killing Fields & More Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 295 reviews · 8 hours · from $35Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring Phnom Penh with an English-speaking guide, listed as Sina, in a small group of up to seven. Visit Wat Phnom, the Royal Palace area, major monuments, Tuol Sleng, Choeung Ek, and Central Market. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, soft drinks, and beer after noon are included. Entrance fees and lunch cost extra.

“Amazing day trip! Our guide was brilliant and did such a good job showing us around Phnom Penh and informing us at every location.I definitely would recommend this tour as it was one of the best we have done.”

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2.A Full Day Tour for Royal Palace, S21, Killing Fields & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $35Top rated

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring Phnom Penh with guide Sina or a member of his team. Visit Wat Phnom, the Royal Palace, S21 Prison, the Killing Fields, major monuments, Wat Langka, and Central Market. Hotel pickup, an air-conditioned van, water, and a drink are included, while admission fees are extra.

“The tour was wonderful and Sina ensured we all stayed hydrated during the warm day. Very informative tour. Highly recommended.”

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

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

Explore Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, and Wat Phnom with a private English-speaking guide and air-conditioned transport. Guides such as Chantha, Fresh, Soputra, and Tha Sreysros bring useful cultural detail, while the driver handles hotel pickup, transfers, water, and cold towels. Entrance fees are extra.

“The guide was superb. Knowledgeable, 20 years of experience, courteous and punctual. I highly recommend this guide to everyone. Driver was courteous, safe and light hearted.”

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4.Hidden Phnom Penh City Tour, Royal Palace, Wat Phnom

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $49

Meet your guide at Papa Pain near Sorya Center Point at 2:15 pm, then explore Phnom Penh by cyclo for about four hours. Visit Wat Phnom, view the Royal Palace from outside, stop at Independence Monument and the old Post Office, and finish at Wat Botum Park with snacks and drinks included. The group is limited to 10 people.

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5.Royalpalace, Toul Sleng (S21), Museum & Killing Field

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $75

Spend about 10 hours exploring Phnom Penh with an English-speaking guide and tuk-tuk transport. Visit the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng prison, and Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Hotel pickup, drop-off, a driver, guide, and bottled water are included, but entrance fees and lunch are extra.

“The day was excellent in places and sombre in others,very informative and thought provoking, the only thing is if you are tall, the trip to the killing fields is a bit far out in a tuk-tuk, approx 45mins, so in the heat and traffic you may get sore knees and a bad back. Alternatively you could do the trip by yourself as the guide leaves you to it at the museum and palace and then get a taxi to the fields. Bear in mind also the trip does not include entry fees (Palace $10 pp,Museum $10 pp,Museum $10 pp, Fields $6 pp as of March 24) Although it states this…”

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6.Full-Day City Tour with Royal Palace & Killing …

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2 reviews · 1 day

Spend a full day exploring Phnom Penh with a private English-speaking guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Wat Phnom, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and Choeung Ek. The day combines royal ceremony, Buddhist tradition, and difficult but essential Khmer Rouge history.

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