Anxious to hear about this trip, be safe and have a great time! I'm very tempted to go to Morocco this summer, I'll be in Europe and a good family friend is the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco these days. They are in Rabat. This would have been an incredible resource in my younger, drug-fueled days but it's still the only way to see a country like that.
My brother and SIL are living in Cairo, that's also on the list for a future trip. I've actually always wanted to go to Egypt, not even sure why?