Food Tours in Fes

We've just returned from a wonderful week in Morocco, and one of the real highlights was spending time in Fez with Driss as our guide. Driss is a great guide, friendly, relaxed, really knowledgeable, and flexible to find out what we wanted to do. We had booked the 3 hour food tour, but with Driss that turned into a 4 hour tour, taking in the tanneries and other things we wanted to visit. Then the next day, without any additional charge, Driss arranged to take us to a fascinating pottery village, plus some additional local food stops. He really put himself out to make our time in Fez interesting . Seeing a place with someone who knows it like the back of his hand, and loves it, is pretty special. Very many thanks Driss.

We booked Driss as a food tour, however, we got our timings slightly wrong, and met up late from large lunch (our mistake). Driss waited over 40 minutes for us to arrive and was very accommodating to our situation (we were not very hungry). Driss’s excellent knowledge of the market allowed him to flex the tour to take us past the snacks, where we enjoyed some local delicacies. We asked to be shown handicrafts that expertly wove in to the tour. We fired many questions at Driss, all which he answered knowledgeably. His love, passion & knowledge for Fes and his culture shone through the whole tour as we not only saw all the food & drink we wanted but also saw some of the historical traditions of dying, weaving as well interesting sites, such as the University and the narrowest street in Fes. We rounded off our tour with some traditional tea in the most authentic location. We cannot recommend Driss highly enough.

Driss went well beyond what we expected. We communicated with him several days prior with our expectations of the tour. He came thru for us. He was also valuable sharing safety and security concerns with potential fraudsters on the train from Marrakech to Fes, we encountered one but was prepared thanks to Driss. We could tell Driss was well respected as we met his friends and colleagues. He is very knowledgeable of Fes and its history and all the Souks, vegetable and wet markets. Highly recommend Driss for a tour you won’t be disappointed.

Driss was amazing! He picked us up from our Riad and we toured the medina for 3+ hours. He not only took us to local cafes and shops, but also showed us the old university, the tannery and the best places to shop for quality products. He taught us so much about Fes and Morocco, as well as many useful Arabic terms. He is so humble and kind. Would recommend him as a guide to anyone!