The stunning Amber Fort was the Capital of Kachhwaha Rajputs until they shifted their base to
Jaipur in 1727. White marble and red sandstone edifice casting its reflection in the beautiful and calm Maotha Lake cut a pretty sight for international tourists who come here to witness the glorious beauty and majesty of Royal Rajasthan. The imperial elephant ride to the palace fort is one of the highlights of Rajasthan Tourism and make for some of the most popular activities and moments in the famous
Golden Triangle Tour packages. Bedecked elephants at Jaipur, with Howdahs on top, follow commands of their lean mahouts like any good pet and are completely tame.
The giant yet gentle pachyderms are intelligent in their own ways. Their size, power, and height as well as unwavering loyalty to their masters made elephants the chosen mount of Indian Kings and Queens since times immemorial. The way they salute people of honor by raising their trunks, pick up kids with ease and place them on their backs, and wobble along the slope of the hill with careful steps – all indicate how social and well-behaved they are. Painted with beautiful motifs on the face and the trunk, elephants at Amber often have silk and velvet lined basket-like seats called Howdahs tied on their backs to a real feel of Royal Pride of
Elephant Ride at Amber Fort. Howdahs keep you safer too as you look down from the height with real majesty of a prince or princess.
Amber Fort Palace situated on the outskirts of
Jaipur in Rajasthan is a splendid piece of work with rugged and forbidding exteriors and ornate, delicate and even capricious palaces and temples as part of its interiors. The adventurous ride on elephant back to this fort of gallant Rajputs offers you a real experience of the lifestyle of the warrior-kings who once used this fort as a base for defending their princely state from enemy attacks. Amber Fort or Amer Quila is one of the best hilltop forts of Rajasthan and an elephant ride along the winding ramps of this fort palace still reminds us of the past glory and fairytale lives of medieval rulers of Rajasthan.
Jaipur rulers shared camaraderie with Mughals and this shows on the art and architecture of the palaces at Amber Fort. The Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Mirrors, fine stuccowork, and jaali screens all add to the stunning beauty of the palace. The silver doors of Goddess Kali attract attention of domestic and international tourists alike; and the double row of columns with elephants on the top at Diwan-I-Am or Hall of Public Audience proves the important place gentle giants had in Indian royalty.
TNS Travels brings you the most memorable elephant ride at Amber Fort with an unmatched royal flavor – complete with stylized and embroidered cushions in highly embellished Howdahs, and stylized canopies that held above your heads to shield you from sunrays just in the manner they were once held over kings and queens – showcasing traditional arts and crafts of Rajasthan. Tourists mounting elephants from the raised platform and waving to people while riding on elephant back to Amber Fort make for some good photographs that you can add to your album forever.
