Our team
Yahia Zakaria
Senior Tourism & Hospitality Executive
Yahia Zakaria is a seasoned professional with over 26 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry. He has worked extensively across various operational departments, including customer service, guest relations, and hotel operations, gaining a deep and practical understanding of the full service cycle.
Throughout his career, he has developed strong expertise in dealing with a wide range of international clients and nationalities. Yahia has a proven record of successful collaborations with major international tour operators such as Dertour Group and FTI Group, and has played a key role in representing and coordinating with several prominent DMCs (Destination Management Companies), including South Sinai Travel and Meeting Point Egypt.
His deep operational knowledge, multicultural communication skills, and history of working with global partners make him a valuable asset to any hospitality or tourism-focused organization.
Marlies Lang Hanson
PADI Course Director
Marlies has been a diving professional for almost 25 years. She first trained as a Divemaster and instructor in Dahab before traveling the world while working her way through the professional ranks to the very top! Eventually her heart brought her back to settle in Dahab.
As a CD and active scuba instructor her passion to teach and share the underwater world with others has never diminished. She has established herself as one of Egypt’s (and indeed, the Worlds!) most successful trainers of new instructors as well as still teaching entry level divers.
Ashraf Bashir
CEO Sea Dancer Center
Ashraf came to Dahab in 1993 and worked for local business’s and as a desert guide before stating his own business (Sea Dancer) in 2000 in the heart of Dahab Bay. Over the years, Ashraf and his team have established Sea Dancer as a premier dive center in Dahab, with an unsurpassed reputation for safety and professionalism along with the friendliest ‘family-like’ atmosphere.
Ashraf still loves to take people diving and snorkeling, but he regards the desert as his real home and is most happy when he is sharing its beauty and serenity with others
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