I think your only problem with the Rockies/yellowstone in early April will be the weather, it will be cold and probably there will still be snow around.
Have you thought about maybe a two center to California and Hawaii, Dubai and Sri Lanka, Dubai and Mauritius, Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi or Singapore and Bali.

Cape Town/ Mauritius?

How about a safari...you'll get plenty of photo opportunities doing that. Can always be combined with the beach as well.

thanks for all the suggestions will look into them further.

any idea what oz would be like in april?

Depends where in Oz. As always Northern Territory would be hot and sticky , Queensland would be hot, further south and south west cooler but Sydney and Melbourne do get a fair amount of rain.
I spent a month in Oz Sept/Oct 2005, visited South Australia, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Darwin, Kakadu, Cairns and Brisbane and it got hotter as we went further north. On a previous visit I was in Sydney in March and the weather was mostly dry and sunny. Great Country, I can't wait to go back to see more. I think you can visit anytime of the year and prices are probably cheaper at the end of their summer.
Depending on which airline you fly with you could make a two center holiday with somewhere in Asia. I flew with Malaysia Air and had a stop offs in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

Looking to go away for a week this April.

Never been at that time of year before.

Want somewhere nice and hot but not to far travelling 5 hours max

Like to swim so need somewhere warm enough.

Not to windy either.

Hope someone can help.

Many Thanks Dawn

Canaries ( Tenerefie Lanzarote Gran Canaria )

Madeira

A little bit further afield Egypt/Dubai

Nowhere below 4 hours will it be certain that it is hot enough to swim.

Kind Regards
Stewart

Sorry Robooth put my question on the wrong thread didnt me to intrude

Thanks Stewart I will look into those

I hope somebody can help, I am looking to go away approximately 19th april for between 7-10 days. my hope is this where to go? it needs to be as hot as possible and no more than 5 hours flying time. we are also on a budget approx £600 for 2 of us hopefully half board. we love turkey but not sure if its that warm then? im not fussed if its quiet or bustling as long as its sunny and i can have a swim without breaking the ice of the pool first we would ideally fly from stanstead or east midlands.
thank you
hugs la

Look at my post above.

Kind Regards
Stewart

To get somewhere warm enough to swim, £600 for 2 half board and less than 5 hours flying time could be difficult as this is around the Easter period. You may have to be a little flexible as regard the airport.

I doubt Turkey would be warm enough.

Malta might be a possibility although the weather is a little uncertain. We have been to Cyprus at the end of April and it was warm enough to swim in the pool but chilly at night. Madeira is fairly warm all year round - we have been in January and sunbathed round the pool.

If swimming in an outdoor pool is not that important (most hotels have an indoor pool) and the budget is the most important thing then look at the Algarve - it won't be hot by any stretch of the imagination but it should be fairly sunny and the scenery in the western Algarve is lovely. Also there are lots of flights from all airports.

Pippa

You should be able to get a holiday for that price to Tunisia, the weather will be warm in April, early 20's in the day, but chilly at night.

Have a look at prices for the Egyptian Red Sea Riviera

For an idea of temperature, have a look HERE and look at the April weather history.

I always use http://www.eclipsedirect.co.uk

Pippy