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Amber (Amer) Fort and Palace

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 19 attractions in Jaipur
Traveler Description: Parts of the site date back to the 1700’s, and the spacious zenana ( palace for women) includes a rather simple but remarkable air conditioning... more »
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Castle, Historic site
Address: Delhi Rd., Amber City
11 km (7 mi) north of Jaipur Jaipur
India

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Reviews of Amber (Amer) Fort and Palace

( 1-6 of 6 )
Oct 5, 2008

Snake charmers, hustlers and lots of people in a perfectly excellent old fort make for a great experience. This is classic India. more

5 of 5 stars
Melbourne
Mar 3, 2008

Superior to the City Palace is this Palace perched on top of a desert hill, with the view of more desert hills and a little mini great wall of china, and an small semi ruined and almost biblical village down below. The palace itself is brilliant particularly the walls with beautiful mosiacs made up of tiny pieces of mirror -... more

5 of 5 stars
Port Angeles, WA
Jun 21, 2007

Our higlight of Jaipur was the Amber Palace tour. One of the few sites where we hired a guide, and think was a smart move. Rode the elephant up and found that fun, especially with the young musical entrepreneur accompanying us. The craftsmanship and design of the historic fort/palace is absolutely amazing. We loved our tour of this site and... more

5 of 5 stars
Scunthorpe
Apr 4, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

The fort is located just outside Jaipur. It is a very impressive set of buildings and as you approach it is possible to see the elephants carrying tourists up to the entrance. We took a car up after hearing that the elephants are not well treated, but recent changes mean that the number of trips an elephant can do each... more

5 of 5 stars
Odense, Denmark
Sep 11, 2005
11/11 found this review helpful

The Amber Fort and Palace near Jaipur is surely a visit worth. The fort is placed in the mountains and there are two ways to get there (if you do not want to go). Either by a jeep or by elephant both can be arranged in Amber City. The elephant is preferable (and not that expensive) and you get to... more

4 of 5 stars
Girona, Spain
Feb 14, 2008

Amber Fort está situado no muy lejos de Jaipur. Es una fortaleza de dimensiones colosales en la cima de la... more

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Delhi Rd., Amber City | 11 km (7 mi) north of Jaipur, Jaipur, India