A trip report to Morocco that I want to share?

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I am Ali from Dubai,UAE and had my first trip to Morocco. My trip was an unforgettable and wonderful trip filled with adventure. My plane landed in Marakech where I stayed at a hotel (Riad Assala) in the older part of the city. It was also and convenient location because it was close to the famed Jami Lafna where entertainment, food, and other merchandise are sold. There, I met a couple from Greek, who visited Morocco many times. I got a lot of valuable information from them about Morocco besides little in yahoo travel forums. In the same place I met my tour guide for the journey which I booked already.
I recommend this tour guide because I found him to be fair and most of all honest. I went to my hotel and He explained to me the itinerary of the places I wanted to visit. Before I left, he made arrangements for me for the transport, hotel accommodations, and activities..
My first day took me to the Gorges via Ticheka, Ait ben haddou Ouarzazate. The view was spectacular and incredibly beautiful on the way. I visited the Skoura palms and a small kasbah. The most unforgettable moment of this trip took me to the original people of Morocco who lived in a cave.....the Berber tribe . I visited these people and sat down to drink "Berber Whiskey" aka mint tea and ate some lamb kebobs. These people welcomed me and really enjoyed the company of foreigners. It is good advice to travel with some medication (commonly used OTC). I was asked by most of the people at this place for aspirin. They somehow thought I am a doctor. My trusted guide was so funny , when he interpreted what they were saying to me. He really was a big help to me and such a gracious guide. Well,I gave them the bottle of aspirin I had as I could easily get more at the next pharmacy I may possibly see.
The next day my trip took me to Merzougha also known as the Erg Chebbi dunes. I passed through the towns of Erfoud and Rissani before getting to Merzougha. My guide had booked me a camel trekking trip for the day. This place was so awesome and breathtaking. He booked a night's stay at the Moha yut Hotel.My guide took great care in getting me food prepared by the wonderful staff at the hotel. I wanted to stay another night because I were treated well at this hotel and service was out of this world. I had only a few days left and had to get back to UAE. I decided to go on a tour of the dunes the next day. I got up early to take photos of the sunrise and then I was on my way to a small village in the middle of the desert. As I was travelling I came upon a nomadic tribe who lived in tents. I stayed to look around and our guide spoke with them for a while as they looked at me with curiosity. I finally got to the little village and where the local people played Gnawa music. Very interesting music so I bought a CD from one of the locals and he was very happy and satisfied to make that sale.
The next day my guide woke me up to eat breakfast and get ready for my next trip. I was on my way to Fes via Midelt. As I passed through Azrou I got to see my first animal (besides the many stray dogs).......monkeys. My guide was making me laugh trying to act like the monkey. He kept me well entertained. I stopped in Ifrane aka the Snow City and had a very good lunch at an outdoor eatery. I stayed in Fes for 2 days and had such a great time on this trip.
I would like to recommend this tour guide to anyone planning to travel to Morocco. He was flexible in his scheduling and made time for me to make changes. For those of you who take trips and think traveling or vacation is about saving money. I did not save any money , but I made sure that what I got was worth it. Our guide speaks Berber, English, French,Spanish and Arabic. English and little Arabic helped me a lot to communicate. This is the website I found my guide http://www.roughtours.com/. He did everything to make me feel comfortable. It is also advisable to be respectful and treat them the way you want to be treated. I think you will get more out of your trip. Oh, the name of my tour guide is Youssef. Very funny guy and definitely a great tour guide.

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sounds like a very fun trip. i wont be surprised if ur next trip to morocco will be to get married to a moroccan. 99% cases are like that.

hope u don't fall for one.....

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So i should do something about this Cr*p

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Thanks for sharing your story with us