Medina of Marrakech Needs Guidance
A visit to Medina of Marrakech is worth all the hassles you’ll run into with hiring a guide, but hiring a guide is highly recommended. If you follow some simple rules about how to hire a guide, you’ll really have a great time at Medina .
No matter what, do not hire a ’so called’ guide off the street, even if they promise you a great deal, because in the end, it’s not a great deal. The Government guides will take you to the Medina and you can feel very safe at the same time. If you do hire a guide off the street, just make it very clear that you will not go into any souvenir stores, carpet stores and any other stores, period. This is where they the street guides get their commission, by taking all the visitors and tourist to the stores first, before taking you to your destination. Any of the hotels in Marrakech , which you’ll be staying at, most likely will have their own guides you can hire and will more expensive than a street guide, but again, you’ll be safer and not feel ripped off. If you still insist on hiring a street guide, let them know you will take care of them well, money wise, at the end of the guide if they won’t miss-guide you.
Medina, no matter how you get there, is well worth a visit. Founded in 1070 by the Almoravids, Medina of Marrakech remained a political, cultural and economical center for a very long time. Its influence is still felt throughout the western Muslim world, from North Africa to Andalusia.
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