Glamour camping, known as glamping, is becoming a growing trend in Sri Lanka by allowing people to stay connected to nature with the comforts of home.As part of the Beyond Escapes team, we make the difference in the wild with experienced naturalists, expert cooks and comfortable safari vehicles to give an unforgettable glamping experience with luxury comfort.
Establishing core values and working to develop a culture of respect, trust and honest communication represents a vital part of operations.
The actions and behaviors of management, and other senior staff, help steer toward proper and accepted practices.
The ethical standards of individuals in the business are an important consideration.
Worthy of trust, demonstrate fidelity and loyalty to clients and institutions by friendship in adversity, support and devotion to duty.
Ruwan Ratnayaka is one of the few young professionals in Sri Lanka tourism who has a passion to do innovative things and work as a resource person in many of the leading national universities in the country. Having over 12 years’ excellent career record, he has won many awards including “Employee of the Month” award for 3 times at Aitken Spence Travels before his appointment as an Assistant Manager- A job that made him an extra ordinary person. Ruwan gained an in depth understanding of the tourism industry by continuing his higher education to complete Professional Post-graduate diploma in Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing in UK and MBA from University of Colombo in addition to his B. Sc. Tourism Management degree from University of Sabaragamauwa.
His hardworking ability and rational thinking provided him an array of opportunities to participate in many important projects in the companies he worked and contribute to several wildlife documentaries as a ground handler including the world famous “Monkey Kingdom”.
As the founder of Leopard Nest and Beyond Escapes, Ruwan has proved his ability as a successful young entrepreneur who can think differently and provide unique experience to the travellers around the world. His knowledge and expertise will be a very good strength to make your vacation in Sri Lanka a lifetime experience with Leopard Nest.
With over 15 years of experience in Television Production in Sri Lanka, Tharinda has been involved in producing a wide variety of documentary films. One of his first assignments was as a producer for a magazine style documentary show called ‘Sathi’ (The week) that highlighted sensitive topics on the three-decade civil war in Sri Lanka. Following the end of the conflict, Tharinda then worked on feature documentaries that focused on promoting Sri Lanka’s culture and heritage such as ‘Sri Lanka’s Peraheras’. He later worked as the Director of Programmes for CCF TV, an initiative by the ministry of Tourism, and broadcast programmes such as ‘Wav BadhiDeshaya’ (The Nation of Lakes) to a wider audience across the world,
Throughout his journeys as a TV producer, Tharinda captured many moments from world heritage sites on his trusty camera. Using his DSLR and drone, Tharindais able to capture moments from interesting perspectives. Much of his work focuses around Architectural, landscape and nature. His knowledge and experience in wildlife photography and documentaries has been a strong factor to make the Leopard Nest a unique product and attract more wildlife photographers to stay with us.
