2007-01-21 02:32:19 · 15 answers · asked by Trance Pixie 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Here's the best advice anyone can give you - the first week of April is public school Spring Break in most of the country - STAY AWAY from anyplace warm and sunny during that week, or risk getting bombarded with little kids!
Now - having said that, my best bet for you is Punta Cana on the Eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. I've been to several hotels in Punt Cana and have visited many others.
The Bavaro Princess is a great resort - lots to do all day and night, plus the rooms are ALL Jr. suites and the food is great. They have eight restaurants, eight bars, and nightly entertainment. I send clients there all the time and get really good feedback from them. The resort comes highly recommended - I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
I was at the new RIU Punta Cana Palace in May - WOW. Drop dead gorgeous and what a beach! Actually, all the RIU resorts in Punta Cana line-up one right after the other on this beautiful stretch of beach, covered with palm trees. The RIU right next to us was the RIU Palace Macau, also a beautiful resort. Next to the Macau was the RIU Bambu, then the RIU Tiano, both a little down-scale from the "RIU Palace" resorts, but really nice places. I found the staff to be great at all of them, as I walked down the beach and sampled the food and beverages at them all.
Punta Cana does not have many off-resort activities or places of interest - its kind of a laid-back, chill-out and enjoy your resort vacation. All hotels have tour desks for the 20 or so tours that are available.
Most of the tours happen in or on the water; the array of water sports options offered right on the beach is amazing: catamaran boat rides, double-decker party boats, restaurant dining at sunset on the sea, parasailing, glass bottom boats for marine life observation, sports fishing, diving, snorkeling, flying boats, speed boats. The boat taxis can take you from one hotel to another via the beach. There is also banana boating, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing and beach volleyball.
But here are other activities to consider:
Safari-type excursions on four-wheel bikes, buggy rides, jeep safaris, monster trucks or helicopter rides for a privileged view. A dozen of companies offer these adventure tours that take the tourists to observe tropical wilderness, visit a countryside home where typical Dominican food lunch will be served, examine tropical crops, take a dip at a deserted beach or for a swim in a cool river.
Horseback riding is also popular in Punta Cana with the option of riding on deserted white-sand beaches, making for great photography.
Punta Cana has year round beach weather - with the high season from mid December to mid April. The rainy/hurricane season is mid August to mid October, so take that into account when planning your vacation.
Go on line to Apple Vacations (I've put the link below for you) and check-out everything. They have full details and pictures of all the hotels, and you can design your own package and switch the hotels in and out until you have exactly what you're looking for. Then it allows you to send what you've created over to a local travel agent to take care of everything for you at no additional cost!
I hope this info is helpful to you.
2007-01-21 02:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by travel guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people have suggested Florida. I would agree with that. Excellent weather before it gets too hot and the hurricane season begins. Someone else also suggested Lisbon, which is warm, clement, and sunny at the time of year.
I would like to add New York because it can be balmy and springlike in April. Washington is similar, as is Japan and there, you also have the benefit of watching the blooming of the cherry blossoms.
April is autumn in the Southern hemisphere, but in a subtropical climate can be absolutely lovely. Hedge your bets and go to Australia, Cape Town or Argentina. There you can count on a great climate, and rainbows of autumn colours.
2007-01-21 05:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by The Global Geezer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not visited Dominican Republic as it sounds good above. I may also give it a try maybe next year. However, I traveled India, where I enjoyed the rich culture. Among many nice places that we visited, I found Taj Mahal to be simply the most beautiful. It is said to be the only white marble monument of love in the world.
The beaches and metal rides can be found everywhere. But tourists of all ages enjoy elephant, camel, and cycle rickshaw rides. I enjoyed my experience with Smile India Tour and their dental tourism in India company Dental Care India Tour. They arranged Zoom and BriteSmile teeth whitening in India for us very cheap at one of 50 dental clinics they have at many cities in India and dental check up for kids was for free.
2007-01-21 17:11:01 · answer #3 · answered by Nice Cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of Texas is hot in summer and mild in winter. The temps in summer are about the same in all 3 places, but Houston is unbearably humid. Austin & Dallas are not as bad. The temps in winter are about the same in Houston & Austin but Dallas is colder. Dallas hits the freezing mark several times and has snow and/or ice a couple times lasting a day. Dallas & Houston are much larger than Austin, which is a college town. Traffic is bad in all 3 places. Dallas is more cosmopolitian than the other 2 cities.
2016-05-24 04:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phuket Thailand/Tenerife
2007-01-21 02:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by MICHAEL S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phuket Thailand. Let's Go
2007-01-21 02:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by panattar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Come to my country, Malaysia. From there you can hop on to Thailand or Singapore. And it's nice and warm , but most importantly it's cheap.
2007-01-21 05:03:14 · answer #7 · answered by SIVA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're going to Belize then, it looks beautiful from what I've seen (and it's not that expensive). Pack your bags and come hang out in the rain forest!
2007-01-21 02:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by Zen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lisbon - Portugal,actually April is the best time to visit it and experience its unique light!
2007-01-21 02:38:05 · answer #9 · answered by xicofb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the tulip festival in Canada, Ontario, Ottawa... it is a great variety of tulips given to us by the queen... it is very nice becuase there are concerts and flowers... what a perfect combination... eh?
2007-01-21 03:37:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋