With effective from October16 to 23, 2012, the elephant ride to Amber Mahal will be closed. This development is due to the Navratri festival that attracts a huge crowd of devotees to pay a visit to Shila Mata Temple.
However, every year travelers are provided with short elephant rides at Kesar Kyari/Maotha Lake parking ground but, this time it would also be closed due to the bad condition of roads. The jeep/car ride and hill climb will be regular from back road.