King's Ride on Decorated Elephant
Riding an elephant takes you back to the royal era, when only the kings use to ride on these majestic beasts, since nothing can even compare with the majesty of the Pachyderm.
Equipped with a howdah, a large seat on which tourist can sit, complete with soft silk cushions, and with a ceremonial umbrella over the riders head, modern day elephant safaris may lack in comparison with the ones that use to be done by the kings, but are no less regal on that account.
Enjoying Activities While on Elephant Safari
During your ride, you can watch the wild elephants taking bath in the water ponds. The photographers can easily take pictures of the wilds while riding and as a souvenir of the amazing journey into the wilds, take one with the elephant too.
The elephant moves slowly and steadily, that’s why this type of safari is ideal in and around the wild regions or within the vicinity of the wildlife sanctuaries, where riding the elephant can give you an easy excess for viewing the wildlife. More of all a elephant safari tour in the tropical wildlife sanctuaries of India gets you up, close and personal with these majestic animals.
Elephant Safaris are exciting for those in search of an experience of a lifetime. Some tour operators organize elephant safaries between Jaipur and Pushkar. An exciting sport is elephant Polo which provides spectacle for the audience and enjoyment to the participants. The bulky animals move around with surprising speed and poise.
Since an elephant safari is an elaborate affair, and requires many attendants for the beast as well, such camps too tend to be more lavish, and so these are best for incentive groups who can be promised an experience, the like of which they are unlikely to ever have elsewhere.
Elephant Safari at Amber Fort
The Amer fort of Jaipur is also referred to as Amber, a name which matches its golden-brown color. This stunning fort built of white marble and red sandstone sits atop a hill with the blue waters of the Maota Lake framing its reflection. Located at a distance of 11 kilometers from Jaipur
The fort has 4 sections, each within the premises and one has to climb up through the imposing stairway or else the broad aisle, where one can ride up on elephant back for a royal feel. In fact in the olden days when the Elephant was the royal carrier, the dignitaries and other guests of the royalty always rode up the winding path to the fort on Elephant back. The same experience has been recreated for tourists.
The pachyderms are painted in beautiful colors of shocking pinks, blues and yellows, their heads are decorated with vibrant designs and heavy silver jewellery, they are richly draped with colorful cloths and howdhas with comfortable cushions and canopies harnessed on to their backs. The female elephants sport anklets with silver bells. Decked up in regal style the Elephants wait with their handlers for passengers at the foot of the climb.
Here charming little platforms have been especially constructed to enable you to mount the elephant with ease. Each elephant carries four people and the handler who maneuvers the elephant’s climb up the steep zig-zag path. As you ascend the slope you can look down and see a steep drop of a sheer few hundred feet, one of the advantages of being atop an elephant is the magnificent views that this journey offers, the dips and curves of the surrounding hills and valleys of the Aravali range, the clear and still waters of the Maota Lake and the sheer size and magnitude of the fort up above.
The elephant sways past shops with brightly colored scarves and carpets hung down the walls as a display, you could almost reach out and touch them. The mahout skillfully manages to bring elephant to a stop at the entrance to the fort where the journey ends. It truly is a thrilling experience.
Tourists on Elephant Safari Near Mountains
Elephant Safari in Wildlife of Rajasthan
If someone wants some extra adventure then he can try elephant ride in the popular wildlife parks of Rajasthan. There are several wildlife parks in Rajasthan known by the name of Ranthambore, Keoladeo and Sariska. All wildlife parks are very wide and full of wild animals so it is better to roam in the parks on the elephant back.
The best routes for an Elephant Safari Tour of Rajasthan are those in and around the major towns. Along with that, these safaris also include visits to the old forts and palaces of Rajasthan. Elephant Safaris of Rajasthan, India are elaborate affairs and are the grandest and the most majestic of the various safaris of the state.
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