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Private Tour: HERO Rats & Angkor National Museum - A Half-Day Museums Visit in Cambodian Countryside
4.6
16 Ratings
Siem Reap
Spend a half-day touring nearby museums under the guidance of an expert. Witness the ‘Hero Rats’ in their mission to clear the Cambodian landscapes of mines, explore the Siem Reap killing grounds and visit the Angkor National Museum.
Spend a half-day touring nearby museums under the guidance of an expert. Witness the ‘Hero Rats’ in their mission to clear the Cambodian landscapes of mines, explore the Siem Reap killing grounds and visit the Angkor National Museum.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wat Thmey (Killing Fields) - Your day starts with a pick up at 8am or 13pm by your driver and experienced guide. Visit Wat Thmei, one of the killing field memorials, a small memorial stupa which contains the skulls and bones of victims killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge during 1975
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- APOPO Visitor Center - We continue the…
- Wat Thmey (Killing Fields) - Your day starts with a pick up at 8am or 13pm by your driver and experienced guide. Visit Wat Thmei, one of the killing field memorials, a small memorial stupa which contains the skulls and bones of victims killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge during 1975
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- APOPO Visitor Center - We continue the tour at Apopo Visitor Center to learn about the history of conflict in Cambodia and the impact the region’s landmines has on the local communities. In place to make a difference are what’s known as the “Hero Rats”. Used because of their light weight, the rats have been trained to sniff buried landmines, a huge help in de-mining the region. Watch the rats in action at the helm of their trainers. (This experience is closed on weekends and public holidays and will be replaced by War Museum.)
- Angkor National Museum - The day ends with a visit to the Angkor National Museum, an archaeological museum dedicated the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts. The collections are mainly dated from Khmer Empire’s Angkor period circa 9th to 14th centuries, with most of the artifacts discovered in and around the Angkor archaeological sites nearby.
What's Included
- Bottles of water per guest
- Air-conditioned private car
- English speaking tour guide
- Admissions
- Bottles of water per guest
- Air-conditioned private car
- English speaking tour guide
- Admissions
What's Not Included
- Meal
- Other drinks & refreshments not stated
- Personal expenditure
- Tips
- Travel insurance
- Meal
- Other drinks & refreshments not stated
- Personal expenditure
- Tips
- Travel insurance
Additional Information
- There are two options of your choice that the tour can start in the morning at 08:00am or in the afternoon at 01:00 pm
- Please kindly note: Angkor National Museum is currently closed, therefore, the itinerary may be amended.
- There are two options of your choice that the tour can start in the morning at 08:00am or in the afternoon at 01:00 pm
- Please kindly note: Angkor National Museum is currently closed, therefore, the itinerary may be amended.
Location
Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(16 Ratings)
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Dale_c
Apr 4, 2025
Understanding recent and past history of Cambodia through clever presentations in their relevant fields. - The Hero Rats, the Killing Fields and the Museum all provided a great in depth experience of understanding the fields that they were related to with excellent pre stations.
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X3139ttjohnp
Mar 25, 2025
Hero Rats Demonstrate How They Save Lives by Finding Live Land Mines - Recalling the horrors of the Khamer Rouge and the killing fields, there is hope for removing the millions of remaining land mines across Cambodia. This is a stop that you must not miss, even if the title is off-putting. Here, you see how these intelligent rats from Tanzania in Africa can be trained to identify land mines and save hundreds and hundreds of lives, essential to this day where the threat continues nationwide. The rat's trainers demonstrate the training and lifesaving work that these rats and their handlers do. You can support the mission by going and by donating to a US 501c3 if you are as moved as we were.
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Toodles4now
Jan 24, 2025
Highly Recommend - We had seen something about Hero Rats on TV and then learned from the hotel that they actually had a place where you could go see them and learn more. We did many amazing things on this trip and this definitely ranked among our favourite. We had no idea how amazing these rats are or that this breed can be trained to do more than find live landmines. We learned about how they are chosen, trained and cared for. We also got to see a demonstration of how they work the fields before getting to hold one. They are excessively cute. If you have a negative view of rats, these guys will change your perspective. Highly recommend visiting the HERO Rats. It's an incredible program worth supporting.
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Jj_k
Jul 13, 2024
Great day in Cambodia seeing some of the often missed highlights - Had a great time and enjoyed the wealth of knowledge my guide provided to make the experience truly memorable. The Apollo Rat center was a fascinating. Yes, can be done on own without a tour, but booking via this tour took all the headaches or thought out of the process. The Angkor Museum is a fantastic museum. Loads of artifacts and a good primer to understanding what you see when you go to Angkor Wat. Guide was a wealth of knowledge, and moved at a pace to match mine. Highly recommend.
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Davidthepiratechef
Jan 20, 2024
Amazing rats and ancient artifacts - The hero rats are amazing. I really enjoyed learning about their activities to save lives.
Our guide to the Angkor museum was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and was willing to adapt to what we wanted to see.
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609rogerh
May 16, 2023
Amazing - There are locals that live nearby that don’t know about the work that the rats do. They find land mines by sniffing them out. There are many land mines left and they hope to have them cleared by 2025 so go and see them now before it’s too late.
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Pollok1
Apr 29, 2025
Cambodia tour. - Missed the rats thing due to Cambodian New Year so went to Cambodia Landmine Museum instead. Also went to Killing Fields and Angkor National Museum.
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Christopher_p
Apr 25, 2025
Cambodia tour. - Good tour,but did not get to see the rats museum due to being closed due to Cambodia New Year. Instead visited Cambodia Landmine Museum which was a bit out of town. Then visited the Angkor National Museum which was huge.
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Happytravelllers
Mar 3, 2024
Interesting - After speaking someone at our hotel they said it was interesting and worth a visit if we had time.
We took at Tuk Tuk and turned up, cost was $10 and lasted about 45 mins.
Lots of boards displaying the work they undertake, a session of information then a demonstration with one of the rats.
After you can hold them.
The tour ends with a short film, we enjoyed our visit and learnt that is bits just Cambodia that use them.
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Tommy599
Oct 21, 2024
No thank you - We are on a OAT post trip to Cambodia following 24 days in Vietnam
Here they train Giant imported African Rats (known as “HeroRATS) to locate explosives (smell
of TNT). They presented us with a demonstration of how a rat identifies the landmine. The rats are trained by mixing in the smell of TNT with the treats they like. Want to hold a 3 pound rat = you can!!!!! NOT for TOM!!!
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