Tailor-made travel, by someone who has spent a lifetime traveling
We open the doors to places and experiences that are rarely within reach.
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The discipline of careful planning, the warmth of personal support
Our ambition
To become the travel partner you come back to, not only for the destinations you discover, but above all for the way they make you feel: free, welcomed, and inspired.
1Constant
anticipation
Weather, transportation, local news: we follow every variable so we can anticipate the unexpected and act before it disrupts your trip.
2Excellence at a fair price
We favor what genuinely adds value to your trip. Our network and our expertise allow us to select and negotiate every service at a fair price.
3A 24/7 presence
We keep travelers’ hours. Whatever your time zone, our concierge service stays reachable, and our local partners can step in on the ground.
The founder
Thirty years of travel, then an agency
Three decades spent crossing the globe, two complete trips around the world, and more than a hundred journeys designed from start to finish: Sunshine Adventures grew out of everything learned along the way.
For years, Dario Mangano traveled for himself before it ever became his profession. That is where his way of working comes from: he recommends only the places and experiences he would choose for himself, and relies on partners he has met on the ground, destination after destination.
Dario Mangano
Founder of Sunshine Adventures, Geneva
A network
by your side
The strength of a network,
the closeness of a single dedicated contact.
Dario Mangano
Founder · 30 years of travel · 2 trips around the world
Dario designs every trip and remains your point of contact throughout the experience. For each destination, he draws on local partners chosen for their first-hand knowledge, their responsiveness, and their sense of hospitality.
Our partners on the ground
Our favorite
destinations
Connections built on the ground, trip after trip, so we can take you to the destinations where we know the finest places.
The principles
that guide us
Trust is built
Transparent prices, honest advice: we would rather steer you away from a destination than sell you a trip that isn’t right for you.
Service with heart
Every traveler is looked after with the same care we would give someone close to us. We recommend only the experiences and places we would choose ourselves.
Agility above all
The world moves fast, and your trip may change along the way. We adapt to each situation quickly, simply, and with complete transparency on costs.
Respect for places
We favor experiences and partners that respect local cultures, communities, and the environments we travel through.
Based in Geneva,
at home everywhere
From Geneva and our office in the United States, we design tailor-made trips with the support of local partners across four continents.
30
Years traveling the world
Three decades spent traveling and dreaming up itineraries, long before it became a career.
100+
Trips designed
Itineraries built from start to finish, from a quiet getaway to a journey of several weeks.
2
Round-the-world trips
Two complete trips around the world, and the urge to set off again hasn’t faded.
24/7
Concierge service
A single dedicated contact, reachable at any hour throughout your trip.
A local
network
that makes all
the difference
Our strength doesn’t lie in a catalog: it lies in an address book. Hoteliers we call by their first name, guides chosen one by one, and local agencies in every destination. A network woven over thirty years of travel.
It’s this network that opens doors, handles the unexpected, and turns a beautiful itinerary into an unforgettable experience.
Frequently asked questions about the agency
We don’t sell pre-packaged trips: every journey starts with a blank page and what you have in mind. And above all, we stay by your side during the trip; most agencies disappear once the booking is paid for. With us, the support continues before, during, and after.
Dario Mangano, the agency’s founder. He shapes every itinerary and remains your contact from the first conversation to your return, drawing on thirty years of travel, two round-the-world journeys and around a hundred trips designed from scratch. On the ground, he relies on partners met destination after destination.
In Geneva, at Le Grand-Saconnex, and in the United States. Two offices in two time zones, which helps us stay reachable when you travel far, plus local partners on four continents for the rest. We talk in person, by phone, on WhatsApp or by video call, whichever suits you.
Costa Rica, Rajasthan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Morocco, as well as the United States: the regions where we have travelled most and where our partners are based. Other destinations remain possible when our network lets us provide the same level of support there.
One by one, after meeting them. Hoteliers, guides and local agencies were first put to the test on our own trips before joining our address book. We keep them for their knowledge of the terrain, their responsiveness and their sense of hospitality, and no partnership is imposed on us.
Yes. If a destination doesn’t suit your dates, your budget or what you have in mind, we tell you and suggest something else. Better a trip redirected than a trip that disappoints: that is also how trust is built.
Two round-the-world trips completed by our founder: here is how we organize yours.
Organized round-the-world trip