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Apparently, the dealers keep close enough ties with the cops to reel you in - A Fassi version of "Catch and Release" where you lose a chunk of change.
The Gnawa are safe people to smoke with as hash is a sort of currency with them. Their music sounds better that way, too. Smoke your chocolate, if you feel safe enough where you are - but don't push it by carrying a chunk of it around.
Kif is cheaper, easier to find - and folks literally smoke this in the street without too much fear. Still, heads up, smokey.
Updated Dec 29, 2006
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Don't exactly where this tip should go -
Just make sure the taxi driver clicks on the meter. Fes taxis are usually very good about it. If you forget, and the cat doesn't switch it on...you will be negotiating the ride afterward, which can be a drag.
Unique Suggestions: If you get totally stuck - know that most rides are going to only be between 5-15 DH in Fes. 15-20 max for something like the medina to Narjees.
Written Dec 29, 2006
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Written Dec 19, 2006
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Don't follow any guides that promsie to show you anything. You will end up in a handicraft/carpet shop and those people won't get off your back until you buy something or shake them off.
Unique Suggestions: Shaking them off is not a pleasant affair as they do not take a 'no' or a 'f*** off' for an answer.
Fun Alternatives: Remember: the best way to get out of a nasty situation is not to get yourself into one.
Written Oct 2, 2006
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If you hire a guide to take you through the city he will always try to take you to lots of places to buy stuff. The tannery, crafts, pottery place...and he will make a little bit for everything for everything you buy. DO NOT BUY RUGS...they are a rip off and you can buy better rugs on Ebay from Iran that are much better and CHEAPER. They will try to tell you all sort of lies to get you to buy a rug and it is all lies.
Unique Suggestions: DO NOT DRINK TEA WITH THE SALESMAN!!! He will expect you to buy something if you do and tell you guide you want to leave Immediatly!!! With no exceptions
Written Aug 18, 2006
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When you go to restaurants in Morocco and when you pay at the end, it may happen that the cashier deliberately won't give you back correct change.
Say, for example, that you have to pay 40 Dirham. You hand over 100, and of course are supposed to get 60 back.
Instead you will get 50 back, and they hope that, you being a stupid tourist, you won't notice because you are unfamiliar with the currency.
They wait a little whether you might notice. If you stare at the money and count, the suddenly they are like "Oh, yes, and of course ten more Dirham, here you are". They've kept the 10 Dirham coin in their hand just in case you notice. Had you not noticed, they would have kept it. Clever!
So familiarize yourself with the money and count your change!
Written Feb 25, 2004
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You can hardly go into the Fez medina without having tens of people offer you to guide you around in there. You will probably see as many people when you're already in the middle of the medina, who want to show you the way out against money.
Admittedly, it can be nice once or so to have a proper guide guide you around to see the sights (which you might not find by yourself). But you will always find out by yourself, somehow. The fun thing about the old city is to just disappear into it and walk around and around, although you don't know where you are. That way I always discovered new places. I also in the end always reappeared at a place again from where I could remember the way out. There are many exits and entrances. Although the medina really is like a maze and very large, you'll always make it out again by yourself.
Even after having been in Fez for month, I was still being offered to be guided around - or out!
Unique Suggestions: Have the guide experience once. They might go with you to carpet sellers with whom they probably have a deal. If it interests you and you want to buy a carpet, fine. Otherwise, keep declining. It's probably not the cheapest way to buy carpets anyway.
Fun Alternatives: Roam the medina by yourself. Let yourself by surprised.
Written Feb 23, 2004
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When you contract a local guide to see the zoco or anywhere you must get an agreement of the price BEFORE HAVING THE SERVICE DONE. But get sure if the price is the total or per person, because they are very intelligent and are used to treat with tourist...
Fun Alternatives: There are not may alternatives, if you want you can contract a "legal guide", but they will be more expensive. But if you want to see the zoco you need on guide, so you choose.
Written Oct 2, 2002
They do NOT take marocan money at the airport.
The food is very expensive at the airport
Written Mar 2, 2012
Your boarding pass MUST be stamped by your airline at the check in desk of your airline .
Written Mar 2, 2012
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