Activities

Golf enthusiasts can enjoy the Spey Valley Golf Course, open from early 2006.

Bike hire is available, specialised outdoor activity instruction can be arranged such as gorge walking, sliding down waterfalls, walking into the hills, mountaineering, abseiling, canoe trips, quad biking, mountain biking, etc. (advance booking essential). Skiing available in season.

There are riding stables five miles south of Aviemore within the forests of the Alvie Estate.

The Cairngorm Funicular is the country’s highest mountain railway. At the Highland Wildlife Park you drive through the main reserve with European Bison and many other animals. Explore on foot and encounter wolves, otters, wildcats, lynx, reindeer and the Capercaillie.

There are Jacobite cruises on Loch Ness, the Highland Folk Museum in Kingussie and Newtonmore, a viewing hide in the Cairngorm National Park, there is the family-friendly environment of the Landmark Forest Theme Park in Carrbridge, 7 miles north of Aviemore, Glenlivet Distillery, Strathspey Steam Railway, and so much more.

At Rothiemurchus Estate there are activities for all ages and experience, including quad biking, clay pigeon shooting and fishing, with knowledgeable instructors on hand.

The area is one of rugged landscapes and wild mountains, moors and meadows, glens and lochs, remote ruins, crofts, castles and historic homes.

You could take a Land Rover trip and feed the deer, or experience a night watch trip to spot the pine martin.

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The lodges have excellent storage space, where you are able to put away your outdoor equipment in the storage shed attached to each lodge.

The resort has an Easter and summer school holidays programme, with activities such as face painting, archery, baking and ceildh dancing. There is a kids club and bouncy castle in the summer.

The lodges are wonderful for a family retreat, an activity holiday base or to be used for three couples or a group of individuals wishing to enjoy a short break.

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Arriving at the reception area of the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort is like arriving at the gateway to a different world. This is your starting point for a holiday full of possibilities, with a friendly team always on hand to make them happen. Whatever you need, whatever you want to do, it can be organised for you. So sit back, relax awhile and pour yourself another coffee - there will be plenty of time to discover all that Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort has to offer.

There are four hotels within the resort: the luxurious Macdonald Highlands Hotel, The Academy, The Aviemore Inn and The Four Seasons Hotel. You will find a wide choice of dining options on offer throughout the resort, from innovative, contemporary cooking in the hotel restaurants to a choice of hearty pub lunches. If you are on the go, have a quick bite to eat in the Leisure Complex or request a delicious picnic for lunch alfresco. As the perfect partner to all that wonderful food, there is a wide selection of fine wines, whiskies, beers, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages. Whatever your tastes, you’re sure to find it