Easter in the Highlands 2026

EASTER IN THE HIGHLANDS

 

2 – 6 April 2026

Thursday – Monday

5 Days

From £549

 

An Easter break to the Highlands of Scotland, spectacular scenery of the Highlands in the shadows of mountains and forests, beside bright lochs and wide-open moors we explore the Highland Folk Museum as well as the Highland Wildlife Park.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Fort William   |   Spean Bridge   |   Highland Wildlife Park   |   Easter Sunday Lunch   |   Aviemore   |   Highland Folk Museum   |  

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to Scotland arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Fort William and Spean Bridge (Good Friday)

This excursion takes us southwest along the shore of Loch Laggan and through Glen Spean to Spean bridge, a small and attractive village on the southern end of the Great Glen, best known for its iconic Commando Memorial. We then travel on to Fort William, spending a little while here, before returning to Newtonmore for tea/coffee and shortbread at the hotel.

 

DAY THREE – Highland Wildlife Park & Aviemore

Our day begins with a visit to the Highland Wildlife Park, a 105-hectare safari park in the beautiful Cairngorms National Park. There are both drive-through and walk-round areas to explore with over 200 animals to spot, including native Scottish species and rare and endangered animals from around the world. We keep our eyes peeled for Scottish wildcats, snow leopards, Amur tigers, Japanese macaques, and Scotland’s only polar bears.

We’ll then visit Aviemore and spend a little while here before returning to our hotel.

 

DAY FOUR – Highland Folk Museum & Easter Sunday Lunch (Easter Sunday)

Today we stay local and visit the Highland Folk Museum where you can step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s. There are over 35 historical buildings onsite to explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to school, enjoyed their leisure time. We then return to our hotel for our Easter Sunday lunch, and time to relax. Perhaps take a stroll into Newtonmore after lunch to stretch your legs, and walk off your lunch?

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Glass of wine with dinner on the first evening

Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

Tea/coffee and shortbread one afternoon

Live musical entertainment on two evenings

Hot Cross Buns with breakfast on one day

Admission to the Highland Wildlife Park

Admission to the Highland Folk Museum

Easter Egg on Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday lunch (a two course buffet).

 

HIGHLANDER HOTEL, NEWTONMORE

Located on the outskirts of Newtonmore in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, the Highlander Hotel offers friendly service and is famous for its welcome to coach groups. The hotel consists of two separate buildings, one housing the public areas and one housing the bedrooms, with external access between the two. All 80 bedrooms are comfortable and equipped with a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. Although the hotel does not have a lift, all the public areas and many of the bedrooms are on the ground floor, with the remaining bedrooms being situated on the first floor. There is an informal restaurant, a relaxing, authentic bar, a lounge, and an outside seating area.

All single rooms are double or twin for sole occupancy, and all rooms have walk in showers.

 

GROUP BOOKINGS

Looking to take a group, if you book 20 places or more on this tour the tour organiser will go Free of Charge.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Glass of wine with dinner on the first evening

Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

Tea/coffee and shortbread one afternoon

Live musical entertainment on two evenings

Hot Cross Buns with breakfast on one day

Admission to the Highland Wildlife Park

Admission to the Highland Folk Museum

Easter Egg on Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday lunch (a two course buffet).

 

HIGHLANDER HOTEL, NEWTONMORE

Located on the outskirts of Newtonmore in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, the Highlander Hotel offers friendly service and is famous for its welcome to coach groups. The hotel consists of two separate buildings, one housing the public areas and one housing the bedrooms, with external access between the two. All 80 bedrooms are comfortable and equipped with a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. Although the hotel does not have a lift, all the public areas and many of the bedrooms are on the ground floor, with the remaining bedrooms being situated on the first floor. There is an informal restaurant, a relaxing, authentic bar, a lounge, and an outside seating area.

All single rooms are double or twin for sole occupancy, and all rooms have walk in showers.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4 star	Tea/coffee making facilities
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wi-Fi

 

GROUP BOOKINGS

Looking to take a group, if you book 20 places or more on this tour the tour organiser will go Free of Charge.

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	2 -6 APR 2026	THURSDAY	£549	£120 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£36

 

 

Single supplement of £90 for first 4 single rooms, additional charges apply thereafter

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Highlander Hotel Newtonmore