Jonathan followed a BSc in Environmental Biology from St Andrews with a PhD in Marine Biology from Exeter University. We were lucky enough to persuade “Dr Jon” to join us in 2000, just before he was due to train as a teacher – education’s loss was definitely Reef and Rainforest’s gain.
Working for Reef and Rainforest has allowed Jonathan to combine two of his great passions: wildlife and travelling. Having explored much of Africa, South East Asia, Canada and Eastern Europe prior to joining the company, Jonathan was able to add Belize, Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador & Galapagos, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Madagascar, South Africa, Botswana, India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea while working with us (it’s not a bad job some say). He holds the office record for jaguar sightings: a remarkable seven in three days.
In addition to his role as General Manager, Jonathan is a specialist consultant for a number of our destinations, looks after all our website implementation and solves the many computer and IT problems we daily encounter. Jonathan’s interests include scuba diving, wildlife photography, walking, gardening and mountain biking: he often arrives at the office covered in mud after pedaling through green lanes from his home just outside Totnes.
Jonathan and his wife, Lucy, have two children, Freddie and Annie, who are quickly discovering the travelling bug.
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-hugh-morris
“One of the best holidays we have enjoyed anywhere. Jonathan Morris arranged a superb itinerary for us and overall the service provided in country was very good. This was our fourth trip with Reef and Rainforest and was as well organised as the others. Well done!”
Mr MP – Southampton
“Big thanks to Jonathan Morris for preparing an excellent trip – one of our favourite holidays to date. The guide at Sand Rivers couldn’t do enough to ensure we saw and did everything of interest. The guides were very happy to do walking safaris, and we fit in a walk every day, as well as some boating and fishing trips.”
Mrs AJ – Cheshire
“Having never been on a tailor-made holiday we were extremely impressed with how smoothly our holiday went and it made our honeymoon much more enjoyable not to have to worry about the transfers. However, what impressed us most about your company was the helpfulness before we booked. Jonathan Morris was extremely helpful and suggested what we could afford on our budget and sent us a sample itinerary. . .This contrasted with a few other companies we contacted who told us that we could not afford a tailor-made Galapagos trip and would not even discuss it further. We had many emails and telephone conversations with Jonathan and were extremely impressed with the information and assistance he gave us.”
Dr R M — Berkshire
“We both loved it. We found the Indonesian people very smiley and friendly. The ground agents and drivers were polite and informative. All dealings with Jonathan Morris were helpful and efficient. Thank you.”
Mr DH – Newton Abbot
“[We] would like to add a personal thank you to all who were involved in organising our trip to Peru. Jonathan and Claire were extremely helpful and professional when dealing with our initial queries and the whole trip went like clockwork until the BA flight was late leaving Miami on the way home!!! Our guide during the wildlife section, Juan, was extremely good, always on time, courteous and above all extremely enthusiastic. The trip…exceeded all our expectations. A very big thank you to you all.”
Dr & Mrs B P – Swansea
“We have just returned from our 2 week Wildlife Adventure Holiday in Costa Rica and although we have completed your survey, we just wanted to say thankyou very much for arranging such a fantastic holiday for the 4 of us. The accommodation was superb, all transfers were smooth and we appeared to have excellent exposure to wildlife and adventure. All the tour guides were very helpful and knowledgeable and had a good command of English. It was a truly fantastic holiday with many special memories – most notably the whales! Thank you once again to Jonathan for his advice as we had little knowledge of the country before we booked the holiday and he guided us in selecting the most appropriate accommodation/tour to fulfil our request to see wildlife.”
Dr AH – Essex