Medina

Prices
"Medina" means city. Shopping in the local medina marketplace can be a great experience. This is where you will find the best prices for goods and souvenirs. My advice is to take a local with you who will haggle for prices. Never take the first price, and know that since you are a foreigner, they will try to jack up the price for you. If you dont like the price one vendor gives you, you will find just as many other vendors down the same street selling the same thing. You will notice most shops are clustered together by what they sell: all the food shops on one street, clothes on another, raw leather on another, shoes on another...There is no need to buy at a price that doesnt fit. Just say "shookran" (thank you) and keep walking if the vendor refuses to satisfy your price.

Beggars
I have found that beggars tend to go to locals for money because they cannot have a conversation with you. This consisted mostly of older women or some women with babies on their backs. Some of the beggar children may approach you, but a blank stare usually lets them know its hopeless.

Tour Guides
It is important to take a local with you when shopping in the medina, but a tour guide is really unnecessary. You can just as well see the medina by yourself as you can with a guide. If you already have a local with you, no tour guide will annoy you with their services. Note, if you want to visit a mosque (there is one in the center of Fes medina) you must take your shoes off. Just watch what people are doing before jumping into some place with restrictions.

Parking
The medina is a bustling center, especially after lunch time. It is best to go in the morning if you want to be able to park a car. Know you will need some loose change to pay a parking "tip" which is paid when you leave, not when you arrive. Otherwise, just take a taxi. They come and go by the dozen, so you should have no trouble go to and from the medina. Once inside, be prepared to walk. The streets are not made for cars but for shoppers.