Rajasthan's tourism department has banned elephant rides at the historic Amber Fort after one of the pachyderms ran amok earlier this month killing a guide and injuring two foreign tourists.

the Amber Fort. Encouraging the use of bicycles rather than burdening elephants was the aim of the protest, organised by the animal charity World Animal Protection (WAP) to mark World Elephant Day ...

I was in Jaipur doing the first time visitor’s tour of the city so my friend Nicole and I mounted an elephant for the steep incline up to the Amber Fort ... elephant rides and other interactions ...

The tourism at Amber Fort was re-started on June 2, 2020. But elephant rides continue to be restricted. Memorandum submitted by the Elephant Village Development Society reads, “The elephant ride ...

Jaipur: Starting Friday, the cost of an elephant ride at Rajasthan's iconic Amber Fort has been set at Rs 1,500 per ride, with a 5% annual increase, officials announced. The decision was made in a ...

Jaipur, Sept 20 (PTI) Planning to go to the famed Amber Fort? Drop the elephant rides from the to-do list as it remains suspended for the nine-day festival of Navratri. The rides at the massive ...

Elephant rides are a major tourist attraction at Amber Fort. There were 132 privately owned captive elephants in Rajasthan in January 2015, 110 in 2016 and 102 in 2017, it said. As per the report ...

Elephant rides are a major attraction at Amber Fort. Jumbos painted with traditional patterns carry tourists up and down the steep slope at the fort. Most of these animals are kept at the nearby ...

Wonderful to see a petition calling for an end to the cruel treatment of elephants at tourist attractions in India topping one million signatures. Campaign group Save the Asian Elephants, which ...

Radio 5 live host Nicky Campbell has slammed the BBC for showing TV presenter Monty Don taking an elephant ride. He was backed ... then the Amber Fort palace, north of Jaipur.