The Dune Red Sea Team

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  Nathanaël

  || General Manager DUNE Red Sea || Nathanaël is from Le Mans (Sarthe). Breton on his mother's side and Syrian on his father's side, his passion for the sea dates back to his early years and became more and more obvious over the years. He started snorkeling as a kid and then moved on to spearfishing (mainly in Brittany). He first passed free-diving certificates (Nemo 33 – Belgium) and naturally carried on with scuba-diving levels. During his studies (Master's degree in Business Administration) he started working as a salesperson at a Decathlon store, he moved up the ladder to section manager, store manager, regional and finally country manager in Belgium. He took part to the DUNE project in May 2017 out of passion and the will to make as many people as possible discover the hidden wonders of the oceans. Today, he is the lucky General Manager of DUNE Red Sea (Egypt and Sudan) and is happy to work with a smiling, passionate and motivated team.
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  Moustapha

  || Cruise Manager DUNE Red Sea || This sea lover started diving in 2002 at Marsa Shagra and was a cruise guide and daily instructor for many years. He will take a break from his career as an instructor to join the diving and water sports chamber, to work in the development of diving in Egypt. This allows him to have a perfect knowledge of the regulations and the underwater world. In 2018, he became daily manager of the Dune center at Safaga. Thanks to his experience and hard work, Dune Red Sea requests his services as cruise manager since 2022. With Moustapha at the helm of the cruises, Dune has an experienced and passionate profile, already well known to the "old timers".
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  Brigitte

  || Administrative and Accounting Manager || Originally from the Hautes Pyrénées in France where she studied in STAPS, Brigitte had judo as her first passion. Competitor, teacher, coach, referee, president, sports commissioner... judo was her life, and she wore all the caps. At the same time, to satisfy her second passion, she joined a diving club which in 2007 organized a Daily trip to Safaga. The click ! From tatami mats to the Red Sea, from the Pyrenees mountains to the Safaga desert... there is only one step, which she took in 2008 by settling in Safaga after a year of regular return trips. Gérard Besse integrated her in the DUNE Red Sea team that year. In twelve years, she evolved from a Daily monitor to the position of Manager of the administrative & accounting department that she currently occupies.
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  Charlie

  || Daily Manager DUNE Red Sea || Native of the Reunion Island, Charlie grew up on an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean until his 21st birthday. Then he left his island for the metropolis to discover new horizons. After 13 years in Montpellier, where he passed all his diving levels until the DEJEPS, he left to visit Asia and worked there as an instructor. He finally put down his bag on Safaga as a guide and quickly moved to the position of Daily DUNE Red Sea center manager. Today he is happy to welcome you for your diving stay in Safaga, and he is keen to share with you his experience !
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  Ossama

  || Operational and Receptive Manager || Native of the land of the pharaohs, Ossama comes from a family of biologists. As a child, he spent his time looking for different living species in the forests. He grew up in a French high school in Oran, and studied textile engineering at the University of Cairo from 1995 to 2000. In love with Egypt and its beauties, he oriented towards the tourism sector. His dream ? Make ou discover the wonders of his country. He joined Nouvelles Frontières on the shores of the Red Sea in 2002. In 2003, he became a certified archaeologist and in 2004 he was offered the position of Operational / Receptive Manager (tour operator) at the Dune Red Sea center in Safaga. He then created his own Egyptian TO in 2008. Welcome you in the best conditions and make you discover the beauties of his country, this is what deeply drives Ossama.
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  Fred

  || Guide, Instructor || Sea lover, he has sailed the Red Sea for 12 years as the Nemo Manager in Sudan and liveaboard director in Egypt. Passionate about biodiversity, he works to protect the marine environment. He is a CMAS and PADI MSDT (Master Scuba Diver Trainer) instructor. He speaks French and a little Arabic. Fred has been working as a diving instructor since 2002, first in France but also in Egypt, Sudan and Djibouti. This diving professional likes to share his experience and knowledge of the marine environment. His most favorite moments are the unique encounters with sharks, especially when he can share these moments with the divers.
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  Momo

  || Guide, Assistant Instructor || Anyone who has ever been to Safaga at DUNE Red Sea has crossed paths with Momo. This is THE ultimate Dune guide ! Momo started working as a sailor on Dune's boats when he was young, then he became a guide in 2005. With no less than 10,000 dives to his credit in Safaga bay, you might easily say that it has no more secrets for him ! If you ask him how was the dive, he will invariably answer "Perfect ! " For him, Dune is home, it is family. His motivation : to make you happy, always with smile. His specialty : finding stone fish. As you can see, Momo is a reference here.
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  Reda

  || Guide, Instructor || Natif of Minya, the "city of Nefertiti" south of Cairo, Reda joined the Dune Red Sea team in 2014 as a diving instructor and cruise guide. His goal ? Share his passion with all the divers, so that everyone goes home with the smile, keeping a very good memory of the moments spent together, whether underwater or on the boat. Indeed, his cheerful character and his contagious good humor will not leave you indifferent !
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  Noëllie

  Native of Saint-Etienne (Loire - France), Noëllie joined the Dune Red Sea team in 2022. She discovered her love for the sea with her father, with whom she regularly sailed along the Mediterranean coast. Alongside her law studies, she began diving, an activity that became a real passion. After a few cruise trips with DUNE, she decides to make a one-way trip and settle permanently in Egypt to live out her passion and dreams. Her motives? Love of the underwater world and love of people.