Seeking
the Blue Lotus
a Writing Cruise from Aswan to Luxor
a
4 day creative writing holiday with Linda Cleary
Please Note
The original trip has been postponed and new dates are being arranged - looking now at end of April - advert will be updated when finalised - the price may be lower than in original advert also as it should not be high season - so we all win! :)
Only 12 people maximum.
Register soon to ensure your place.
This will be a
fantastic itinerary of temple tours in the mornings and daily writing
class in the afternoons, cruising along the inspirational waters of
the Nile on a 5 star boat, The Nile Smart, with your accommodation
and meals all included.
Over the course of the trip you will
receive 10 hours of writing tuition (within a 2 ½ hour class per
day). Given the fabulous natural environment, historic culture,
monuments and atmosphere we will look at the story of the landscape;
working on how to open up description, build characters, voice and
plot – taking the theme inspiration from the ancient beauty and
mystical fame of the Egyptian Blue Lotus.
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*Price
is per person sharing a twin room with ensuite bathroom (full board
basis including writing tuition, visits, guide and transfers to and
from the boat to airport)
and
excluding airfares, beverages and tips.
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To
register please send an email in the first instance to Linda Cleary:
thewriterscentre@gmail.com
With Thanks!
Linda
Cleary
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Check out the amazing
itinerary of the Writing Cruise
Itinerary
Thursday – must arrive to boat by 8am to get the tour
Morning:
Breakfast
Tour:
Philae Temple – The Temple of Isis
Afternoon:
Lunch
Writing
class (3 to 6 pm includes afternoon tea break)
Free
time
Dinner
Friday
Morning:
Breakfast
Writing
class (10am to 1pm includes a break)
Afternoon
Lunch
2pm
sailing
Tour:
Kom Ombo Temple
Free
time
Dinner
Sailing
overnight to Esna
Saturday
Morning:
Breakfast
Tour:
Esna Temple
Afternoon
Lunch
Sailing
to Luxor
Writing class (3 to 6 pm includes afternoon tea
break)
Free
time
Dinner
Sunday
Morning:
Breakfast
Tour:
Luxor Temple & Karnak Temple
Afternoon:
Lunch
Writing
class (3 to 6 pm includes afternoon tea break)
Free
time
Dinner
Monday
Depart back to
Cairo.
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Notes
*Meal
time guidelines: Breakfast time depends on visits, Lunch generally at
1 pm and Dinner 7 pm.
*The writing course is 10 hrs in total and will be given as 2 and ½
hours of tuition each day within the 3 hr class time.
*Your Writers' Cruise payment of 2450 LE is based on per person with
Egyptian ID sharing a twin room with ensuite bathroom (including
full board basis (meals), writing course, visits, guide and transfers
to and from the boat to airport ) and excluding airfares,
beverages, tips.
*For non Egyptians there is a small increase of price due to the
temple admission prices which are government controlled fees and set
higher than for Egyptians. Please email to get the prices for those
without Egyptian ID.
*Single room accommodation involves a higher nightly amount (an extra 800 LE per person (this is the one extra top up fee which pays for the entire 4 nights) for those with Egyptian ID) and is subject to
availability – please email me to enquire.
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Name of the boat is Nile Smart:
http://www.memnontours.com/English/PagesNileSmart/
*The boat manager and tour guide are responsible for all aspects
of the running of the trip other than the writing classes which are
my responsibility.
*Your travel to
Aswan and back from Luxor is your own responsibility. Please ensure
whatever transport option you get arrives at Aswan in time to reach
the boat by 8am at the latest. (Your intake of breakfast on the
boat on Day 1 may be compromised depending on the time you arrive to
the boat). Your transport option back to Cairo must be from Luxor.
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Short Biography of the Tutor
Linda Cleary is a poet - writer – performer, originally from UK with a theatre background and Diploma in LAMDA Speech and Drama, a Diploma in Recreational Studies from Manchester Metropolitan (specialisation Creative Writing) and a HND in Theatre Studies.
She has been delivering workshops in Creative Writing, Theatre and related Arts, to a wide demographic of age and ability and in many varied settings, since 1991; working in UK, Holland, Czech Republic, Australia and Egypt – latterly providing courses at Diwan Bookstores, Egypt
http://www.diwanegypt.com/ As well as online courses, weekly live classes, workshops and masterclasses, she offers Creative Writing Retreats in inspiring locations across the world. Linda has initiated and is responsible for many literary events including open mics and writers' salons and she set up and runs The Writers' Centre:
www.writerscentre.blogspot.com – from which her new website (still in development), the Free Writers Centre, grew from.
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