Located 107 km from Jaipur and 200 km from Delhi, Sariska nestles in a picturesque valley of the Aravalli hills, covering 498 sq. km During the spring, the hills are suffused with color as scarlet 'flame of the forest' and other flowering trees blossom in rich abundance. The park is parched and brown in summer but the onset of the monsoons bathe the forest in a radiance of green. Bamboos etch a filigree against the sky and along the streams and water holes, the Jamun and Arjun trees raise their defiant canopy.

This hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Alwar was totally protected for their elaborate shoots. The Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary was established here in 1955 and taken over under Project Tiger in 1979. The best way to visit the park is by jeep, which can be arranged by the Forest Reception Office in the city. Here you can spot a tiger or see the dancing peacock wooing his female.

The dry deciduous and thorn forests support an increasing population of sambhar, nilgai, chausingha and cheetal. Predators include leopard, hyena, jungle cat, and jackal apart from tiger. The area is also rich in avifauna including shrike, parakeet, gray partridge, golden backed woodpecker, peafowl, crested serpent eagle, babblers and owls.