Area: 498 sq km 
Season: November-June, very dry summers are good for game-viewing, altough hot 
Main Wildlife: Tiger, Panther, Hyaena, Junlge Cat, Civets, Samber, Chinkara, Nilgai, Four-Houned antelope.
Accommodation : Sariska Palace Hotel (Heritage Hotel)  
Nearest town : Alwar (21 km)    
How to get there : Rail - Alwar (21 km)    
Air - Jaipur (108 km)  

The park is situated in hilly terrain with wide valleys and it contains the Kanokwari fort and the ruins of Shiva temples dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries, Jeeps are available for hire.

The picturesque Siliserh Lake lies along the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve and a charming hunting lodge overlooking it, is a marvelous place for visitors to stay. The dry deciduous forests of the ancient Arvalli range, are excellent tiger, country and sariska, was once the royal reserve of the rulers of always. Declared a sanctuary in 1955, it became a tiger Reserve in 1979 under Project Tiger.   

Herds of sambar, chital, nilgai and sounders of wild boar - the prey population for predator like the tiger and leopard, roam the 7656.80 sq.km. Reserve. Others carnivores include the hyena, jungle cat, and caracal. Interestingly enough, the dhole or wild dog has bee sighted in the Park only in the last few years. The Park ahs hides carefully located near the water holes. These afford fine opportunities for viewing and photographing wildlife.   
 Splendid ruins scattered in the vicinity of Sariska give it an added interest. The Nelkanth temple (6^th-13^th Century AD) are just 32 km. For the Park and the history Kankwari Fort inside the Reserve, is where the Emperor Aurangzeb once imprisoned his brother Dara Shikoh. A splendid palace complex built in 1902, with a 'French' pavilion and swimming pool, is now a hotel.  

 

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