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THE MILESOPEDIA COLLECTION

Where to go in April

Your April plans start here. Compare routes, stays and outdoor experiences with a recommended April travel window.
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LET THE CALENDAR INSPIRE YOU

When will you go?

A month. A season. Somewhere new.

Seasons follow the Northern Hemisphere calendar. Selections use each destination’s recommended months, wherever it is in the world.

45 experiences

Category

Road Trips

  • IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA

Route 66

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
2,400 miles
Duration
10-14 days
  • Iconic roadside Americana
  • Cadillac Ranch
  • Painted Desert
  • UT

Utah Mighty 5

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
900 miles
Duration
7-10 days
  • Zion
  • Bryce Canyon
  • Capitol Reef
  • FL

Overseas Highway (Florida Keys)

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Distance
113 miles
Duration
2-3 days
  • Seven Mile Bridge
  • Key West sunset
  • Snorkeling at John Pennekamp
  • HI

Road to Hana (Maui)

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Distance
64 miles
Duration
1-2 days
  • 620 curves
  • 59 bridges
  • Bamboo forest
  • MN, WI, IA, IL, MO, KY, TN, MS, LA

Great River Road

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
3,000 miles
Duration
10-14 days
  • Mississippi River from source to gulf
  • New Orleans
  • Memphis BBQ

National Parks

  • AZ

Grand Canyon

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • South Rim views
  • Bright Angel Trail
  • Colorado River rafting
  • UT

Zion

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov
Annual pass
Yes
  • Angels Landing
  • The Narrows
  • Red sandstone cliffs
  • CA

Joshua Tree

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Annual pass
Yes
  • Unique Joshua trees
  • Rock climbing
  • Dark sky stargazing
  • UT

Arches

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • Delicate Arch
  • 2,000+ natural arches
  • Landscape Arch
  • TN/NC

Great Smoky Mountains

Entry fee
0 USD
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Oct
Annual pass
No
  • Most visited US national park
  • Cades Cove
  • Fall foliage
  • UT

Bryce Canyon

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • Hoodoo formations
  • Navajo Loop Trail
  • Dark sky park
  • HI

Hawaii Volcanoes

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Annual pass
Yes
  • Active Kilauea volcano
  • Thurston Lava Tube
  • Chain of Craters Road

Family Destinations

  • CA
  • Beach & Zoo

San Diego, CA

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Best ages
All ages
  • San Diego Zoo & Safari Park
  • LEGOLAND California
  • La Jolla Cove
  • HI
  • Beach & Nature

Maui, HI

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov
Best ages
6+
  • Snorkeling at Molokini
  • Road to Hana
  • Haleakala sunrise
  • DC
  • Educational

Washington, DC

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Best ages
6+
  • Smithsonian museums (free)
  • National Mall
  • Air & Space Museum
  • TN
  • Mountains & Shows

Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge, TN

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Oct
Best ages
All ages
  • Dollywood
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Aquarium of the Smokies

Ski

  • USA

Mammoth Mountain

Day pass
$159-229 USD
Season
Nov - Jun
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Dec
  • Longest season in the West (often into June)
  • Great snow quality
  • Sierra Nevada scenery

Spas

  • Budapest · Hungary
  • thermal

Szechenyi Thermal Baths

Price range
$25-45
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Grand neo-baroque building
  • Outdoor chess players
  • 18 pools
  • Hakone · Japan
  • onsen

Hakone Onsen

Price range
$150-600
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Mt. Fuji views
  • Traditional ryokan stay
  • Kaiseki dinner
  • Corona, CA · USA
  • thermal

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Price range
$65-120
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Red clay mud bath
  • 19 mineral pools
  • Grotto mist room
  • Ojo Caliente, NM · USA
  • thermal

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs

Price range
$45-85
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • 4 distinct mineral waters
  • Mud pool
  • Milagro wrap
  • Istanbul · Turkey
  • hammam

Cagaloglu Hammam

Price range
$50-100
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Built in 1741
  • Ottoman architecture
  • Marble heated platform
  • Hot Springs, AR · USA
  • thermal

Hot Springs National Park

Price range
$20-65
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Only national park in a city
  • Historic Bathhouse Row
  • Thermal water drinking fountains
  • Saturnia, Tuscany · Italy
  • thermal

Terme di Saturnia

Price range
Free-$90
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Free natural cascades
  • Tuscan countryside
  • Sulfur-rich healing water

Luxury Trains

  • ultra-luxury

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Price range
$3,500 - $12,000
From
$3,500
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Restored Art Deco carriages
  • French gastronomy
  • Alpine crossing
  • scenic

Rocky Mountaineer

Price range
$1,800 - $5,000
From
$1,800
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Glass dome cars
  • Canadian Rockies scenery
  • Spiral Tunnels
  • ultra-luxury

Rovos Rail

Price range
$2,200 - $6,500
From
$2,200
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Most luxurious train in the world
  • All-inclusive fine dining
  • Victorian-era restored carriages
  • luxury

The Ghan

Price range
$2,500 - $8,000
From
$2,500
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
  • North-south Australian crossing
  • Alice Springs excursion
  • Katherine Gorge

Northern Lights

  • Canada

Yellowknife

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Mar
Temperature
-25 to -5°F
  • Aurora Village experience
  • Great Slave Lake backdrop
  • Indigenous cultural tours

Coworking

  • Portugal

Lisbon

Monthly budget
$2,000-2,800
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
5
  • cafes
  • culture
  • nightlife
  • Mexico

Mexico City

Monthly budget
$1,200-2,000
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Cost of living index
3
  • food
  • culture
  • cafes
  • Indonesia

Bali (Canggu)

Monthly budget
$1,000-1,800
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
2
  • surf
  • yoga
  • cafes
  • USA

Austin, TX

Monthly budget
$2,500-4,000
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Oct · Nov
Cost of living index
7
  • community
  • food
  • nightlife
  • Spain

Barcelona

Monthly budget
$2,200-3,200
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
6
  • culture
  • beach
  • food
  • USA

Miami, FL

Monthly budget
$3,000-5,000
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Cost of living index
8
  • beach
  • nightlife
  • food

Diving

  • Male · Maldives

Maldives Atolls

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Average depth
20
Maximum depth
40
  • Manta rays
  • Whale sharks
  • Coral gardens
  • Cozumel · Mexico

Cozumel

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
40
  • Palancar Reef
  • Santa Rosa Wall
  • Drift diving
  • Belize City · Belize

Great Blue Hole

Best months
Apr · May · Jun
Average depth
40
Maximum depth
130
  • Giant stalactites at 130 ft
  • Caribbean reef sharks
  • Bull sharks
  • Sorong · Indonesia

Raja Ampat

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Average depth
18
Maximum depth
40
  • Highest marine biodiversity on Earth
  • Manta rays
  • Wobbegong sharks
  • Kona, HI · USA

Kona Coast

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
35
  • Manta ray night dive
  • Crystal-clear visibility
  • Dolphins
  • Kralendijk · Netherlands Antilles

Bonaire

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
40
  • Shore diving from car
  • 86 marked dive sites
  • Seahorses

Safari

  • India

Ranthambore

Price range
$100-800/night
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Oct · Nov · Dec
Dry Season Months
Oct · Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun
  • Wild Bengal tigers
  • Ancient fort ruins
  • Tigers among temples

Surfing

  • San Clemente, CA · USA

Trestles

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • World-class cobblestone point break
  • WSL Championship Tour stop
  • Multiple peaks (Uppers, Lowers, Middles)
  • Gold Coast, QLD · Australia

Gold Coast

Best months
Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • Superbank — world's longest sand-bottom wave
  • Snapper Rocks WSL venue
  • Multiple world-class breaks
  • Guanacaste · Costa Rica

Nosara

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Dec
Wave type
beach-break
Level
beginner
  • Playa Guiones — perfect learner wave
  • Warm water year-round
  • Yoga + surf lifestyle

YOUR QUESTIONS

Plan your visit

A few answers before you book.

How are these experiences selected?

We use the recommended months recorded in each experience in our collection. An experience appears when at least one month matches your chosen period. Check its best months to narrow down your dates.

Do these travel windows guarantee availability?

No. These are travel-planning windows, not live booking availability. Confirm opening dates, conditions and availability with the provider before booking.

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