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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
19 Apr 2025
Reply rate
89.6 %
Usually responds within 26 days
Feedback
27
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Description
French State Certified specialist in climbing and canyoning, young entrepreneur, passionate about mountains, nature and adventure, Belgian and French born in Morocco.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the opportunity to learn about traditional Moroccan life, and spend time with locals. You can practice your Arabic, learn how to make traditional meals, visit the souks, and see truly unique things.
Help
If you are an experienced climber: bolting new routes, help with clients (climbing and canyoning)
Webmastering and Graphism
Help with promoting sporting activities in the mountains, marketing, promotion and product development, advertising design and video editing
Social media
Help around the house- cooking, cleaning, and shopping
Languages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Private bedroom, house in the heart of a authentic Village in a moroccan mountain valley
What else ...
Between Sea and Mountain, welcome in the North of Morocco: the Rif region.
Imagine a lot of little bleu houses in the greenest part of the country with a lot of rivers and springs flowing everywhere.
On your days off you can hike in the beautiful mountains and reach the highest summit of the land 1927m above, explore the region with many little villages, caves and wild nature with monkeys, have a beach day in the Mediterranean Sea only 20min from the house, visit the weekly Souk in Oued Laou or simply relax on the sunny terrasse. You can even spend a day in the famous blue city Chefchaouen. You are also welcome to join the canyoning and climbing activities.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Host ref number: 645225117321
Feedback (13)
16 Mar 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Jack & Charles )
I was in contact with Jackson since a while and I was interested by his profile first because he comes from Cap Town and I was very interested to know more about South Africa.
Jackson is a very calm and kind person, always ready to help and very smart.
He is a doctor having a year of break before his specialization and I know he will be a great… read more
Jackson is a very calm and kind person, always ready to help and very smart.
He is a doctor having a year of break before his specialization and I know he will be a great… read more
(Excellent
)
9 Jan 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Lea)
I had a wonderful experience with Lea.
I chose to host her because she has experience in webmastering and I needed someone to help me to publish my new website before new year, and also because I am very bad at social media and she offered me to give to my “Instagram a new glow” !
I also like to have someone home to participate cooking and… read more
I chose to host her because she has experience in webmastering and I needed someone to help me to publish my new website before new year, and also because I am very bad at social media and she offered me to give to my “Instagram a new glow” !
I also like to have someone home to participate cooking and… read more
(Excellent
)
1 Jan 2025
Left by Workawayer (Lea) for host
Jo was AMAZING. He is a very knowledgeable guy that literally seems to know everyone in marocco. I was very lucky to visit him in a time where he was going around Marocco to visit different climbing spots. I saw so much of the country, met the nicest locals and got to do some climbing! Jo is very kind and goes beyond to make sure you are well… read more
26 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Finn)
Finn
2 month ago, in January 2024, Finn contacted me to come helping in my project.
I was interested in his profile cause he was telling in his message that he had 7 years of climbing experience in competition at a high level and also had experience with outdoor bouldering and sport climbing. Also he wanted to come back in Morocco cause he really… read more
2 month ago, in January 2024, Finn contacted me to come helping in my project.
I was interested in his profile cause he was telling in his message that he had 7 years of climbing experience in competition at a high level and also had experience with outdoor bouldering and sport climbing. Also he wanted to come back in Morocco cause he really… read more
(Excellent
)
25 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Finn) for host
I spent three weeks in the Rif mountains helping Jonathan with his bolting projects and I can honestly say this was the best workaway experience I have had so far. Jonathan is a super interesting person with a lot to teach about bolting, climbing, Moroccan Culture, etc. He has so much to share and while he can be very light and humorous he will… read more
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16 Mar 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Jack & Charles )
I was in contact with Jackson since a while and I was interested by his profile first because he comes from Cap Town and I was very interested to know more about South Africa.
Jackson is a very calm and kind person, always ready to help and very smart.
He is a doctor having a year of break before his specialization and I know he will be a great… read more
Jackson is a very calm and kind person, always ready to help and very smart.
He is a doctor having a year of break before his specialization and I know he will be a great… read more
(Excellent)
9 Jan 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Lea)
I had a wonderful experience with Lea.
I chose to host her because she has experience in webmastering and I needed someone to help me to publish my new website before new year, and also because I am very bad at social media and she offered me to give to my “Instagram a new glow” !
I also like to have someone home to participate cooking and… read more
I chose to host her because she has experience in webmastering and I needed someone to help me to publish my new website before new year, and also because I am very bad at social media and she offered me to give to my “Instagram a new glow” !
I also like to have someone home to participate cooking and… read more
(Excellent)
1 Jan 2025
Left by Workawayer (Lea) for host
Jo was AMAZING. He is a very knowledgeable guy that literally seems to know everyone in marocco. I was very lucky to visit him in a time where he was going around Marocco to visit different climbing spots. I saw so much of the country, met the nicest locals and got to do some climbing! Jo is very kind and goes beyond to make sure you are well… read more
26 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Finn)
Finn
2 month ago, in January 2024, Finn contacted me to come helping in my project.
I was interested in his profile cause he was telling in his message that he had 7 years of climbing experience in competition at a high level and also had experience with outdoor bouldering and sport climbing. Also he wanted to come back in Morocco cause he really… read more
2 month ago, in January 2024, Finn contacted me to come helping in my project.
I was interested in his profile cause he was telling in his message that he had 7 years of climbing experience in competition at a high level and also had experience with outdoor bouldering and sport climbing. Also he wanted to come back in Morocco cause he really… read more
(Excellent)
25 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Finn) for host
I spent three weeks in the Rif mountains helping Jonathan with his bolting projects and I can honestly say this was the best workaway experience I have had so far. Jonathan is a super interesting person with a lot to teach about bolting, climbing, Moroccan Culture, etc. He has so much to share and while he can be very light and humorous he will… read more
24 Jan 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Irina)
Irina joined me and my friend Pierro for a bolting trip in a new crazy climbing spot.
I will always remember my first contact with her, I was a little stressed that day, but when I met her, instantly she just had this power to relax myself and to give me a new good vibe and positive energy ! She is always smiling and in good mood even in the most… read more
I will always remember my first contact with her, I was a little stressed that day, but when I met her, instantly she just had this power to relax myself and to give me a new good vibe and positive energy ! She is always smiling and in good mood even in the most… read more
(Excellent)
18 Dec 2023
Left by Workawayer (Irina) for host
What a full first experience I had with Jonathan! I spend first 10 days in Morocco and my first workaway with him, and now after finishing all travel I can say that it was the best coincidence to share with yu that crazy days in Rif mountains.
Jonathan it's a super profesional climber really looking forward to bolt new pieces of art in the rocks… read more
Jonathan it's a super profesional climber really looking forward to bolt new pieces of art in the rocks… read more
14 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (Debora) for host
besides all amazing Moroccan landscapes, foods and crags, meeting Jonathan it's an entire experience itself. he is very organized and clean, has a beta for everything and most important, he knows very well what he's doing (especially when it comes to climbing and bolting). he thought me the whole process of bolting having patience and taking time… read more
29 Dec 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Debora)
Without hesitation, Deborah is the cream of the cream of the helpers I could have.
I rarely have seen a so smart person.
Her mind is so sharp, you just show her one time something and she can do it almost perfectly, it doesn’t need to repeat and sometimes it doesn’t even need to speak as she has this magical power to read in your mind and to know… read more
I rarely have seen a so smart person.
Her mind is so sharp, you just show her one time something and she can do it almost perfectly, it doesn’t need to repeat and sometimes it doesn’t even need to speak as she has this magical power to read in your mind and to know… read more
(Excellent)
13 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (Julius) for host
I had the most amazing time together with Jonathan and two other Workawayers. Being super enthusiastic about climbing it was a really cool experience to learn how to bolt and develop a new areas and even doing a first ascend.
Apart from climbing and bolting we had so much fun together and I had the chance to really experience the country and get… read more
Apart from climbing and bolting we had so much fun together and I had the chance to really experience the country and get… read more
28 Dec 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Julius)
Julius is an awesome person.
Very calm, skilled, smart, and fun.
It was a pleasure to teach him my experience in bolting and he learned very quickly and bolted 3 very nice lines.
We had good time climbing and sharing life together and I hope to have him again in the futur!
Cheers Julius.
Jonathan
Very calm, skilled, smart, and fun.
It was a pleasure to teach him my experience in bolting and he learned very quickly and bolted 3 very nice lines.
We had good time climbing and sharing life together and I hope to have him again in the futur!
Cheers Julius.
Jonathan
(Excellent)
13 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (Eva) for host
It was two great weeks spent in a lovely rural mountain valley, with great people a simple life and sharing little and bigger adventours.
Jonathan is a motivated, energetic and super friendly person. He loves to share live.
We discoverd together the valley while looking for walls and caves to bolt, we helped where ever we could in the bolting… read more
Jonathan is a motivated, energetic and super friendly person. He loves to share live.
We discoverd together the valley while looking for walls and caves to bolt, we helped where ever we could in the bolting… read more
28 Dec 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Eva)
Honestly, Eva and Ester are incredible persons. I didn’t plan to take more volunteers in my bolting trip with Julius, but I know how tired we are after a bolting day, so I decided at the last minute to accept Eva and Ester to help us in the daily life and to make a proper kitchen team! This choice was the best. I could discover this 2 beautiful… read more
(Excellent)
23 Mar 2023
Left by Workawayer (Cristel & Cristel ) for host
I spent a week with Jonathan and at first, I didn't know much about climbing, but I was open to a new challenge. Jonathan took me to a beautiful canyon where we went climbing. I had to belay Jonathan, something I had no experience with at all. He took the time to teach me properly, so I felt completely comfortable. Jonathan is a great… read more
22 Mar 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Cristel & Cristel )
Cristel is a wonderful person and very mature for her age, she is only 21 but when you talk with her it feels like she is much older. She already has traveled a lot of countries and has a lot of professional experience.
She is very flexible, easy going and serious. She is very respectful and always ready to help.
I needed her to belay me, and as… read more
She is very flexible, easy going and serious. She is very respectful and always ready to help.
I needed her to belay me, and as… read more
(Excellent)
31 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Lamia)
Lamia is an exceptional person !
She stayed about 3 months with me and she was very helpful.
The house was always clean and alive!
She cooked me so many good meals, and she knows a lot about dietetic and nutrition.
In the village where I live (in Moroccan Mountains) she also helped the neighbor family with the baby after the wife gave birth. Lamia… read more
She stayed about 3 months with me and she was very helpful.
The house was always clean and alive!
She cooked me so many good meals, and she knows a lot about dietetic and nutrition.
In the village where I live (in Moroccan Mountains) she also helped the neighbor family with the baby after the wife gave birth. Lamia… read more
(Excellent)
23 Sep 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Barthélémy)
Marine is so kind ! She is always smiling, always asking to learn and understand news things, and she always want to help with everything.
She is interested in having news experiences and discovering news things, she learned in one day how to count in Arabic and she was hable to go alone to the market !
She is very respectful of others cultures… read more
She is interested in having news experiences and discovering news things, she learned in one day how to count in Arabic and she was hable to go alone to the market !
She is very respectful of others cultures… read more
(Excellent)
22 Sep 2017
Left by Workawayer (Barthélémy) for host
I stayed only one week at Jonathan's home, but it was an awesome experience for me! Jonathan is a very good guide and experimented climber, he brings me to beautiful places to climb and we also went to some wonderful waterfall to do canyoning! He is a reliable man, his mother is the best cook ever and his grandma was just adorable. His friend… read more
17 Aug 2017
Left by Workawayer (Rose) for host
Oh man... what to say?
I spent 7 months with Jonathan and had the most incredible experiences of my life. Jonathan is not just a great climbing and canyoning guide, but he will guide you around the coolest places in Morocco. I saw places that I never would have dreamed of being able to see if I traveled solo- from a virgin canyon traveled through… read more
I spent 7 months with Jonathan and had the most incredible experiences of my life. Jonathan is not just a great climbing and canyoning guide, but he will guide you around the coolest places in Morocco. I saw places that I never would have dreamed of being able to see if I traveled solo- from a virgin canyon traveled through… read more
17 Aug 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Rose)
Rose was by far the best experience we had with Workaway.
Besides the fact that she get all the qualities we need in our company (she can guide climbing and mountains sports), she also has a lot of skills very useful for a host: she is at ease with all the socials medias, she can do some webmastering, she use very well photoshop for some… read more
Besides the fact that she get all the qualities we need in our company (she can guide climbing and mountains sports), she also has a lot of skills very useful for a host: she is at ease with all the socials medias, she can do some webmastering, she use very well photoshop for some… read more
(Excellent)
18 Feb 2017
Left by Workawayer (Sunny) for host
I will always remember my time spent with Jonathan and his friends. It's an absolutely beautiful place, that I would love to return to again someday. He also arranged for me to go on a hiking trip in the mountains nearby with one of his friends for multiple days, and that was incredible. It was my first workaway and I am so thankful for the… read more
30 Dec 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Rein)
Rein staid 3 weeks with me and maybe he was my best Workawayer.
We have about the same passions:
climbing, cooking (veget) and musique (psytrance).
He worked to create the signboard of my new office.
He is very patient and talented grapher.
He also worked on my logo.
He helped me in some constructions in my new office and he doesn't scare to get… read more
We have about the same passions:
climbing, cooking (veget) and musique (psytrance).
He worked to create the signboard of my new office.
He is very patient and talented grapher.
He also worked on my logo.
He helped me in some constructions in my new office and he doesn't scare to get… read more
(Excellent)
18 Dec 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Kateřina)
Katerina was a last minute Workawayer and I have no regrets.
She is a very easy going person, always ready to help in any works, very efficient person, she doesn't scare to have her hands dirty.
She observes a lot everything and she guess what you need before you ask it.
She makes your life easyer by some attentions every time.
She practice a… read more
She is a very easy going person, always ready to help in any works, very efficient person, she doesn't scare to have her hands dirty.
She observes a lot everything and she guess what you need before you ask it.
She makes your life easyer by some attentions every time.
She practice a… read more
(Excellent)
11 Dec 2016
Left by Workawayer (Kateřina) for host
I was really happy for each day spent with Johathan! I really appreciate all the things we could have seen only thanks to him and his great friends. The valley is absolutely amazing place full of lovely people, I'm glad I've experienced this part of the country!
14 Jul 2016
Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host
I had the best time at Johnathan's! Thanks to him I definitely fell in love with the Moroccan mountains. His village is only around an hours drive away from Marrakesh but couldn't be more different! It's a beautiful, quiet area surrounded by orangey red mountains, trees and a river, a short drive away from waterfalls and stunning mountains, the… read more
10 Jul 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Ida)
Ida and Anna was my first workawayers and I think I was lucky to find them.
They are both very motivated, serious, clear, orderly and effective.
Moreover they are interesting for conversations and very good vegan cookers !!!
One of my best exchange experience !
I recommend them to all hosters !
They are both very motivated, serious, clear, orderly and effective.
Moreover they are interesting for conversations and very good vegan cookers !!!
One of my best exchange experience !
I recommend them to all hosters !
(Excellent)
10 Jul 2016
Left by Workawayer (Ida) for host
Oooh, exciting stuff I'm the first to leave feedback.
Well my time staying at Jonathans was my best workaway by far. I went with a friend, Anna. And he already had an intern Marion who was also living with us. I feel like we've met more than a host but we made really good friends.
He took us canyoning, on treks, rock climbing and to a pretty… read more
Well my time staying at Jonathans was my best workaway by far. I went with a friend, Anna. And he already had an intern Marion who was also living with us. I feel like we've met more than a host but we made really good friends.
He took us canyoning, on treks, rock climbing and to a pretty… read more
