Stop in Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh, once known as the “Pearl of Asia” and visit the Killing Fields at nearby Choeung Ek, an important, but incredibly moving place. Learn about the horrific regimes of the Khmer Rouge and this chapter in Cambodian history, with the opportunity to walk through the fields, where you can experience the eerie silence of this tragic event, that affected so many of the Cambodian people.
You can also visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (also referred to as S-21), a former school, that was converted to the main prison and torture headquarters of the Khmer Rouge.