Cal Poly Working Itinerary: and Spain

The following itinerary is a working document and is subject to change.

June 15, 2017 Depart USA / Travel Day

Thursday ▪ Depart Los Angeles en-route to

Meals Included: Per airline

June 16, 2017 Arrive Casablanca

Friday ▪ Arrive Casablanca ▪ Upon arrival, group is met by private coach and English speaking guide for Meals Included: transfer to hotel (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast ▪ Check in hotel ▪ Overnight: Casablanca (1)

June 17, 2017 Casablanca: City Tour and Welcome Dinner

Saturday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full Day coach and guide for city tour (bottled water provided on coach) ▪ City Tour: Spend the morning learning more about Casablanca. Visit the city

▪ Full Day coach and guide for city tour (bottled water provided on coach) ▪ City Tour: Spend the morning learning more about Casablanca. Visit the city Meals Included: that lent its name to the famous film. Casablanca, the largest city in Breakfast Morocco, is a city full of interesting sights. Your first stop is the United Dinner Nations Square. This lively square is the focal point of Casablanca and a popular meeting point for the city’s residents. Continue to the Mohammed V Square. Set around a central fountain at the heart of the city, the buildings which surround the square are fine examples of French colonial architecture. Explore the Habbous Quarter (the “new” part of the city). At the heart of this area is Casablanca’s Royal Palace. Also visit the region. This is the oldest residential area of the city and today is the most upper-class. Continue to see the Hassan II mosque, which is a stunning piece of Islamic architecture and craftsmanship. It is also the largest religious monument in the world, after Mecca (outside visit only). End your tour with a visit to the Ain Diab region of the city. The most cosmopolitan area of the city, this part of the Atlantic coast is lined with restaurants, bars and swimming pools and this is where Casablanca’s elite come to relax. ▪ Lunch on own, stop provided ▪ After visits, return transfer to hotel ▪ Evening: ▪ Roundtrip transportation to group Welcome Dinner ▪ Welcome Dinner included (one non alcoholic beverage per person included) ▪ Overnight: Casablanca (2)

June 18, 2017 Casablanca: Free Day (w/ Optional trip to Jadida)

Sunday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Free day for independent exploration Meals Included: ▪ Note: optional day trip can be arranged for interested participants Breakfast ▪ Optional trip to Jadida: Visit La citerne mystere, La fauconnerie, Le port de Joft Lasfar - La citerne mystere: Constructed in 1514 by the Portuguese, this underground room would perhaps have acted as armory or as shop before being transformed into tank conceived to hold seats. Its amazing Gothic architecture represents a square room of 1 100 m ² supported by five rows of columns and of arches. - La fauconnerie: This tradition of the country goes back up to the Middle Ages. It would seem that the most reputed falconers come from the region of Lakouassem and from the village of Ouled Frej. This type of hunt was always reserved for the lords. - Le port de Jorf Lasfar: Ancient village of fishermen specialised in lobster, Jorf Lasfar became the biggest African harbour of export of phosphate, Morocco being the first worldwide producer of this ore.

▪ Lunch on own ▪ Dinner on own ▪ Overnight: Casablanca (3)

June 19, 2017 Casablanca: Business Visits

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Monday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city limits (bottled water provided on coach) Meals Included: ▪ Business Visit #1 - Proposed theme: Business Development Strategies Breakfast and Emerging Trends in Morocco (Arranged by WorldStrides) ▪ Lunch on own, stop provided ▪ Business Visit #2 - Proposed theme: Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Services in Casablanca (Arranged by WorldStrides) ▪ Return transfer to hotel ▪ Dinner on own ▪ Overnight: Casablanca (4)

June 20, 2017 Casablanca: Transfer to Marrakech and Free Afternoon

Tuesday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Check out of hotel ▪ Private coach and guide for transfer to Marrakech (approx. 3 hours) Meals Included: ▪ Check in hotel Breakfast ▪ Lunch on own and afternoon free for independent exploration Dinner ▪ Evening: ▪ Roundtrip transportation to group Dinner ▪ Dinner with Moroccan belly dancing ▪ Overnight: Marrakech (1)

June 21, 2017 Marrakech: City Tour

Wednesday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full Day coach and guide for city tour (bottled water provided on coach) Meals Included: ▪ Marrakech City Tour: Marrakech known as the "Ochre City" is the most Breakfast important former imperial city in Morocco’s history. The city of Marrakech is the capital of the mid-south-western economic region of Marrakech-Tensift- Al Haouz, near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, being also the 4th largest city in Morocco. Marrakech has the largest traditional market (souk) in Morocco and also has one of the busiest squares in and the world, Djemaa el Fna. The square bustles with acrobats, story-tellers, water sellers, dancers and musicians. By night food stalls open in the square turning it into a huge busy open-air restaurant. ▪ Lunch on own, stop provided ▪ Dinner and evening on own ▪ Overnight: Marrakech (2)

June 22, 2017 Marrakech: Business Visit and Transfer to Barcelona

Thursday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full Day coach and guide for business visit and transfer to Casablanca

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▪ Full Day coach and guide for business visit and transfer to Casablanca Meals Included: (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast ▪ Business Visit #3 – Proposed theme: Core Business Strategies and R&D in Textiles: Compare and Contrast Emerging and Established Markets (Arranged by WorldStrides) ▪ After visit, transfer to airport in Casablanca for afternoon flight to Barcelona ▪ Lunch on own at airport ▪ Intra program flight: Casablanca to Barcelona ▪ Royal Air Maroc AT960 ▪ Depart Casablanca @ 2:10pm / Arrive Barcelona @5:10pm ▪ Upon arrival, group is met by private coach and guide for transfer to hotel ▪ Check in hotel ▪ Dinner on own and evening free ▪ Overnight: Barcelona (1)

June 23, 2017 Barcelona: Business Visits

Friday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city limits (bottled water provided on coach) Meals Included: ▪ Business Visit #4 – Proposed theme: Research & Development and Breakfast Emerging Trends in Spain’s Automotive Industries ▪ Lunch on own, stop provided ▪ Business Visit #5 – Proposed theme: Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Food and Beverages Spain ▪ After visits, return transfer to hotel ▪ Dinner on own and remainder of evening free ▪ Overnight: Barcelona (2)

June 24, 2017 Barcelona: City Tour

Saturday ▪ Breakfast at hotel National Holiday – ▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for city tour (bottled St. John water provided on coach) ▪ Barcelona City Tour: Visit the Montjuich Mountain, offering a panoramic view of the city and harbour and great views of Villa Meals Included: Olimpica (home to athletes during the Olympics). See the Bull Ring Breakfast and the famous Cathedral Sta Maria del Mar, the only gothic church in Catalonia completely finished. Then, downtown, see Gaudi's famous apartment buildings including Casa Batllo (outside only) and La Pedrera (entrance included). Continue to the La Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) Cathedral, Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece for a visit and finally enjoy a visit at Gaudi's Parc Guell which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage. Entrances to La Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera included. ▪ Lunch on own, stop provided ▪ After visits, return transfer to hotel ▪ Dinner on own ▪ Overnight: Barcelona (3)

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June 25, 2017 Barcelona: Day trip to Costa Brava

Sunday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for cultural visits to Costa Meals Included: Brava (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast ▪ Day trip to Costa Brava: Explore the lovely Costa Brava coast located Lunch north of Barcelona and famous for its beautiful small coves and villages, surrounded by high cliffs and its jagged coastline. First stop is Girona with one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in Europe. Second stop is Tossa de Mar, a jewel of a resort with cobbled streets, constructed around a magnificent ancient castle on Spain’s wild and rugged Costa Brava. ▪ Lunch included on tour (one non alcoholic beverage per person included) ▪ After visits, return transfer to hotel ▪ Dinner on own ▪ Overnight: Barcelona (4)

June 26, 2017 Barcelona: Business Visit and Free Afternoon

Monday ▪ Breakfast at hotel ▪ Half day private coach and English speaking assistant business visit Meals Included: (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast ▪ Business Visit #6 – Proposed theme: Challenges and Opportunities Dinner Associated with Manufacturing (Upstream and Downstream Processes) ▪ After visit, return transfer to hotel ▪ Lunch on own and afternoon free for independent exploration ▪ Evening: ▪ Roundtrip transportation to group Farewell Dinner ▪ Farewell Dinner included (one non alcoholic beverage per person included) ▪ Overnight: Barcelona (5)

June 27, 2017 Return to the USA

Tuesday ▪ Check out of hotel (boxed breakfast can be requested due to early departure, but not guaranteed) Meals Included: ▪ Private coach and English speaking assistant for transfer from the hotel to Breakfast* the airport (bottled water provided on coach) ▪ Depart to the USA

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