Travel Review: Morocco Tour, Rabat, Fez, Marrakech, Sahara Desert, Berber Museum, Atlas Mountains, Culture & Cuisine

We were quite satisfied with the services of the travel agency, even though there were things that we would have liked to have differently.  We were lucky to have a very good and service-minded driver who also spoke English. The guide spoke English with a relatively slow pace and clear pronunciation, which was very good for us who do not have English as a native language. He was very professional, always ready to answer our questions but leaving us space for ourselves. In the beginning of the journey we were provided with a cellphone so that we could call the driver or the guide any time we needed them, day or night.  We travelled from Rabat through Fez to the Atlas mountains,dwelled in a luxury tent in the Sahara and returned to Marrakech. The only negative experience was the last three days of the trip that we spent in Marrakech.  The two restaurants that the travel agency had picked for us near the Dema El Fna square were rather unpleasant (but obviously used by many travel agencies). Actually, one of us was obviously served food that was not quite alright (most probably the sauce) and got sick and did not recover until many days later. We also found that the "tourist menu" (traditional Moroccon cuisine, tagine, as we were told) gets a bit boring if you have it every day, and we would have chosen more variety in the selection.  The last day we refused to have the tagine, and paid extra in order to get a sirloin steak.  In spite of this the trip was enjoyable and all the arrangements as agreed beforehand.