If you're thinking about taking a holiday in Aviemore and Scotland, check out our brief area guide below

No matter what time of year you want to go on holiday in Aviemore and Scotland, you can find activities, sights and hot tourist destinations. From skiing, mountain biking and white water rafting, Aviemore has made a name for itself as a top mountain resort, ideal for the great outdoors.

Holiday in Aviemore and Scotland

Aviemore developed in the 1800s with the coming of the railways and transformed into a top ski resort in the 1960s, since then it has become a big draw for tourism thanks to the variety of activity centres located in the breathtaking beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

If you choose a holiday in Aviemore and Scotland you can choose activities such as:

• The Cairn Gorm Ski Centre - with 28 runs and 35km of pistes - winner of the Good Ski and Snowbaording Guides Golden Ski Award
• Walk the summit of Cairn Gorm with heights of 630m - from walks suited for the very experienced and equipped that range 24 miles through remote country, to the more leisurely
• Craigellachie National Nature Reserve featuring bountiful wildlife If you choose a holiday in Aviemore and Scotland, you can experience the
• RSPB Loch Garten Osprey Centre. A holiday in Aviemore is also ideally located for nearby attractions in this beautiful area of Scotland, including the
• Landmark Visitor Centre nine miles from Aviemore at Carrbridge. With outdoor and indoor activities, the centre is open all year round. Choose a holiday in Aviemore and Scotland and experience a working Highland estate at the
• Rothiemurchus Estate, which features Land Rover and tractor tours with trout fishing in the River Spey.

Get much more with a holiday in Aviemore

And Scotland has much more to offer than you might first think. Aviemore is ideally located to explore the surrounding Highlands. The town features top quality services, including a theatre, swimming pool, go-kart track and dry ski slope. As well as year-round outdoor activities there are a number of special events, including:

• Britain's Most Beautiful Run - in June, you can take part in a 12K trail run held in the stunning Rothiemurchus Forest.
• The Outsider Festival - also in June, experience a music festival with a difference, as well as some of the best music, youll find film, comedy, debate and outdoor sports including the Merida Outsider Mountain Bike event, wildlife walks, gorge walking, rafting, canoeing and astronomy.
• The Aviemore Mountain Film Festival takes place in May and this year features the indie rock band, Underbelly.

If you love the outdoors, choose a self catering holiday in Aviemore and Scotland with Holiday in Aviemore. With a variety of high quality, new and fully furnished self catering accommodation, Holiday in Aviemore has excellent facilities including en-suite bedrooms, washing machines, satellite TV and free membership to a luxurious Highland leisure club. To book your holiday, contact Fraser of Susan Malcolm on 0845 2600542 at any time, or alternatively e-mail