Fes Warnings Or Dangers

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When you are not a locals means the price is double or triple for any thing you want to buy.
so for example if the price of the teapot is 70 the guy may say 350 or more.
I do remember I wanted to buy a wallet he said 150 I paid 30.
the same with cloth etc.
Morroco is a big tourist trap so do not trust locals easily.specially the young boys who have nothing else to do just to give tourist hard time by trying to sell you worthless informations guiding you to places that are one stone throw,products or any thing else maybe even trying to be a tour guide They offer any service you could imagine and do every thing for money.

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Fes is cultural city not many things to do.
MY tip is do not stay there for more than 2 days you can cover all attractions in 1 day.If you wake up early and be active.
you can always take the train to meknes,Rabbat Casablanca city is cheap and worth a visit and you will see you will have peace of mind since there (Rabbat and Casa)no body will chase you and try to sell you stuff spiel you.

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They do NOT take marocan money at the airport.
The food is very expensive at the airport
Your boarding pass MUST be stamped by your airline at the check in desk of your airline .
When you buy at thing at duty free after passport control you are allowed to curry it as extra luggage when you travel with ryanair
Bus from city centre to airport is number 16 operates every 30 minutes and you can pick from fes train station The ticket cost 20dhm.the bus operates till 8pm after that you need to take the taxi
The taxi from city to airport cost from 125 to 150 .
It's hard to find dust bin in the city of fez
It's hard to find places that serve alcohol even you find gonna be expensive so my tip is bring a bottle of drink with you from duty free.
Haggling is wide spread so be careful specially when they see you are a tourist the price jumps I bought some thing the guy asked 350 after haggling i got it for 90 only.
The touting is every where you are tourist means they look at you as some one with fat wallet lotta money
Tips are not required but appreciated depends on the service you get
Tannery is in my opinion a big tourist scam
The ATM machines are easy to find
Citizens from Eu get stamp on their passport free of charge
On arrival onboard of the plane you will get a form to fill in stating purpose of your visit etc

There are some young boys displaced in motorbikes that approach tourists offering services as guide. Always demand the presentation of the official guide's card.

I had none of the related bad experiences, but the guy that led me to the hotel and wanted to lead me in the Medina the next day didn't come because... he was arrested during the night. The hotel booked me an official guide, and we felt absolutely safe with him.

I recently met a man at the train station in Fes. I thought he worked with the taxi company. He spoke great English and during taxi ride told me his cousin is in town from my country of Canada. His “cousin” explained that he comes to Morocco to purchase carpet and sell them in Canada at a profit. I, very naively went with him to the carpet store and ended up purchasing a lot of rugs. Later I realized that the guy from Canada worked for the carpet store, and I paid several times the value of the rugs. The carpet store which scammed me is called Dar Essaad (Grand choix de tapis). P.S. They also tried to sell me a crazy desert trip package.

I recently met a man at the train station in Fes. I thought he worked with the taxi company. He spoke great English and during taxi ride told me his cousin is in town from my country of Canada. His “cousin” explained that he comes to Morocco to purchase carpet and sell them in Canada at a profit. I, very naively went with him to the carpet store and ended up purchasing a lot of rugs. Later I realized that the guy from Canada worked for the carpet store, and I paid several times the value of the rugs. The carpet store which scammed me is called Dar Essaad (Grand choix de tapis). P.S. They also tried to sell me a crazy desert trip package.

Be careful walking through the medina and keep an eye on where you are placing your foot. Some of the cobbled stones are broken and definitely uneven but also the little gifts left by the donkeys being led through the narrow lanes.

If you are in a group you might find yourself being photographed at one of the tourist attractions. This fella was at the Bou Inania Medrassa, snapping individuals of groups. The photos later appeared at the hotel prior to leaving to be purchased. You might not mind having photos taken or having them available to purchase but I certainly didn't want someone randomly taking my photo like that and I managed to beat him at his own game.