Area Code: 0144

This 480 sq km park is maintained by Project Tiger. It is situated in a valley surrounded by barren mountains and is home to tigers, leopards, nilgais (blue cows), spotted deer, chowsinghas (four-horned antelope), wild boars, sambars (deer), hyenas, jackals, rhesus monkeys, porcupines, peafowl, and wild dogs. It is located 110km northeast of Jaipur and 200km west of Delhi.

You are more likely to see wildlife in the evening, but sometimes tigers have been sighted during the day. The best way to see the wildlife is to stay on a tree platform overlooking a waterhole. In the dry season, the animals come to drink from the waterholes. You should bring a sleeping bag, food, water, and insect repellent.

In Sariska there is the Neela Kantha Mahadeva Temple, Kankwadi Fort (where Aurangzeb is said to have imprisoned his older brother Dara Shikoh), and a palace (now a hotel). The Maharaja of Alwar, who used to rule this area, built this palace.

Admission to the park is Rs 25; camera 10, video camera Rs 100. A jeep can be rented at the Forest Reception Office (41333), Jaipur Rd. The park is open Sept to June, daily dawn to dusk. The best time to visit is from Nov to June. Summer: Min 22ºC to Max 48ºC; Winter: Min 4ºC to Max 30ºC.

Where to Stay
RTDC Hotel Tiger Den (0144 41342), next to the park entrance, has rooms for Rs 550/650 and Rs 750/900 with A/C. Dorm beds are Rs 75. It is surrounded by a nice garden and has a restaurant.
Forest Rest House, (41333) on the Main Rd, has rooms for Rs 300.
Hotel Sariska Palace (0144 41322; fax 4247), at the entrance of the park, is a maharaja’s converted hunting lodge that has rooms with A/C and hot water starting at Rs 2100/3200. Rooms have heat in the winter. It has a restaurant, a pool and nice gardens. They can arrange a 3-hour jeep tour for Rs 500.
Kushalgarh Palace (0144, 524-260; Delhi: 011 688-6909; fax 688-6122), 7km from the park, has very good rooms. It is in a nice setting and has a good restaurant. They arrange jeep safaris to the park.

Travel
To get here you will usually have to go first to Alwar (35km). There are hourly buses from Alwar to here. From Alwar there are direct buses to Jaipur (145km) and Delhi (170km). It is possible to visit Sariska on a day trip from Jaipur, but you will not see much by doing this.

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