Unofficial Guides!
As Fes is quite a maze of lanes, alleys and souks it is normal to feel frustrated on your first day and might want to hire a guide for the day. We opted not to as we found our way around; you will manage if you have a sense of adventure. However, it can be useful and the fee for a half day is usually 150dh and 250dh for a whole day - always clarify what a 'full' day means to them. Official guides carry laminated identity cards round their necks and can be found outside upmarket hotels or the youth hostel. Unofficial guides are likely to annoy people and follow them until they tempt them into their services, this is technically illegal and if you accept, they will usually walk a few metres in front of you so as not to get caught by the tourist police! Therefore you will not be getting your money's worth as they cannot tell you much about the place if they act as if they are not with you!...
