11 Jan 2023
The first part of the tour is about 30 km of biking through villages and rice fields. This was a wonderful experience and it felt like we got a very unique perspective on the Cambodian countryside.
Second stop was at a temple where we unfortunately felt very unwelcome by the locals who were hanging around and sleeping in the temple. We quickly left as we felt quite uncomfortable and did not want to disturb.
Third stop is for lunch at a very nice local restaurant, before we were let into the genocidal center where we were given an audio guide. The tour guide and our driver was waiting outside as we explored the killing fields.
After about 1,5 hour we met up with our guide again and they took us back to our hotel. Our guide was very kind and tried his best to be helpful but unfortunately he did not speak English very well. There is no guided tour in the killing fields, but that is probably for the best as the audio guide is great and it gives you well needed time to reflect at your own pace.
In all we and a pleasant day and we’re quite content. However, considering the guides broken English and the quite expensive price I think and average score is fair. If possible, I would recommend only doing the biking part, which really was fantastic, and then visiting the killing fields on your own, without a tour.