Marrakesh City

Don’t trust any weather forecasts
Be prepared for both extremely hot and quite cold weather conditions.
Prepare to get lost no matter what
In Marrakesh you have to forget about maps. They simply don’t work in here. so try to remember your walk back to your hotel.
Prepare to argue with taxi drivers
Unfortunately, there are many taxi scams in Marrakesh. One of the most common places people are scammed is at the airport where is should cost you around 50-70 dirhams to get to the medina, but drivers won’t take you for less than 350. I’m honestly not surprised they do that as I’ve seen many tourists agreeing to that price. Unless you argue, you won’t be able to pay a normal price. One time it didn’t work for me, another I lowered the price to 100 dirhams which was still too much, but at least I didn’t get totally scammed.
You can book luxurious accommodation for cheap
There are plenty of hostels & luxurious riads in Marrakesh and they’re all very cheap. During my first visit, I stayed in a hostel for $5 per night – Waka Waka, which turned out to be way more than I could have asked for this price. Upon arrival to my hotel, I was immediately served some local mint tea and a big plate of cookies. On my second visit with my husband, I stayed in a gorgeous riad for just $100 per night – Riad Palais Sebban. I’m not much into hotels, but this one was one of a kind.

Be prepared for craziness at Jamaael FnaSquare
Jamaa el Fna – main square in Marrakesh, is absolutely crazy. People are going to try to make you buy things and make you pay for taking photos of them. They might put snakes, monkeys and everything else they can find, on your shoulders. But don’t let this discourage you from enjoying the square. I absolutely loved the food stalls there and would surely recommend them to any visitor.
There are two different Sahara trips – don’t be fooled by vendors
During my first visit to Morocco, I got totally screwed by a local tour operator. There was no much written about Morocco online back then, but these days you’re lucky that the research has been done for you. You might be told that you can pick a 2 or 3-day trip to the desert and they’re the same, just one is longer. They’re NOT THE SAME!
While both tours stop in Ouerzazate on the first day that’s the end of similarities. The 2-day tour goes to Zagora which I don’t really recommend. The 3-day tour goes to Merzouga, further away but worth it for the sand dune experience.