Cal Poly Working Itinerary:
Morocco and Spain The following itinerary is a working document and is subject to change.
June 15, 2017
Thursday
Depart USA / Travel Day
▪ Depart Los Angeles en-route to Casablanca
Meals Included:
Per airline
June 16, 2017
Friday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
June 17, 2017
Saturday
Arrive Casablanca
▪ Arrive Casablanca
▪ Upon arrival, group is met by private coach and English speaking guide for
transfer to hotel (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Check in hotel
▪ Overnight: Casablanca (1)
Casablanca: City Tour and Welcome Dinner
▪ 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
Meals Included:
Breakfast
Dinner
June 18, 2017
Sunday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
▪ 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
that lent its name to the famous film. Casablanca, the largest city in
Morocco, is a city full of interesting sights. Your first stop is the United
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 Anfa
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)
Casablanca: Free Day (w/ Optional trip to Jadida)
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Free day for independent exploration
▪ Note: optional day trip can be arranged for interested participants
▪ Optional trip to Jadida: Visit La citerne mystere, La fauconnerie, Le
port de Joft Lasfar
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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 Doukkala 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
!2
Casablanca: Business Visits
Monday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
June 20, 2017
Tuesday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
Dinner
June 21, 2017
Wednesday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
June 22, 2017
Thursday
!3
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within
city limits (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Business Visit #1 - Proposed theme: Business Development Strategies
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)
Casablanca: Transfer to Marrakech and Free Afternoon
Breakfast at hotel
Check out of hotel
Private coach and guide for transfer to Marrakech (approx. 3 hours)
Check in hotel
Lunch on own and afternoon free for independent exploration
Evening:
▪ Roundtrip transportation to group Dinner
▪ Dinner with Moroccan belly dancing
▪ Overnight: Marrakech (1)
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Marrakech: City Tour
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full Day coach and guide for city tour (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Marrakech City Tour: Marrakech known as the "Ochre City" is the most
important former imperial city in Morocco’s history. The city of Marrakech is
the capital of the mid-south-western economic region of Marrakech-TensiftAl 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 Africa 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)
Marrakech: Business Visit and Transfer to Barcelona
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full Day coach and guide for business visit and transfer to Casablanca
Meals Included:
Breakfast
June 23, 2017
Friday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
June 24, 2017
Saturday
National Holiday –
St. John
Meals Included:
Breakfast
!4
▪ Full Day coach and guide for business visit and transfer to Casablanca
(bottled water provided on coach)
▪ 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)
Barcelona: Business Visits
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within
city limits (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Business Visit #4 – Proposed theme: Research & Development and
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)
Barcelona: City Tour
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for city tour (bottled
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
Olimpica (home to athletes during the Olympics). See the Bull Ring
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)
June 25, 2017
Sunday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
Lunch
June 26, 2017
Monday
Meals Included:
Breakfast
Dinner
June 27, 2017
Tuesday
Meals Included:
Breakfast*
!5
Barcelona: Day trip to Costa Brava
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Full day private coach and English speaking guide for cultural visits to Costa
Brava (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Day trip to Costa Brava: Explore the lovely Costa Brava coast located
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)
Barcelona: Business Visit and Free Afternoon
▪ Breakfast at hotel
▪ Half day private coach and English speaking assistant business visit
(bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Business Visit #6 – Proposed theme: Challenges and Opportunities
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)
Return to the USA
▪ Check out of hotel (boxed breakfast can be requested due to early
departure, but not guaranteed)
▪ Private coach and English speaking assistant for transfer from the hotel to
the airport (bottled water provided on coach)
▪ Depart to the USA