The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek
This is where the Khmer Rouge killed many thousands of their victims during their four-year reign of terror. Today the site is marked by a Buddhist stupa packed full of over 8,000 human skulls. The sides are made of glass so the visitors can see them up close. There are also pits in the area where mass graves were unearthed. However, there is not much to see otherwise since all buildings and materials were removed shortly after the Khmer Rouge dictatorship. Regularly throughout the day, a small museum screens a documentary with gruesome video images of human remains that were unearthed when the mass graves were found in 1979. As millions were killed during the traumatic genocidal regime of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge, as a sign of respect, wear respectable clothing such as long pants and no sleeveless shirts or tops. Flowers and incense can be bought in front of the stupa. In 2005 the memorial site was sold to a for-profit private company, JC Royal Co., to develop the memorial. A tuk-tuk from the center to the site costs about US$7 one way. A tour bus to the site that also stops at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum will cost US$16 or US$28 for 2 people.
- Getting there
- about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, 40-60 min by taxi or motorbike or tuk-tuk
- Hours
- Closed · opens 7:30 am
Weekly hours
Mon 7:30 am–5:30 pm Tue 7:30 am–5:30 pm Wed 7:30 am–5:30 pm Thu 7:30 am–5:30 pm Fri 7:30 am–5:30 pm Sat 7:30 am–5:30 pm Sun 7:30 am–5:30 pm - Price
- US$6, including audio tour (not sold separately)
Listing from Wikivoyage: Phnom Penh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.