Anniken born in Oslo, has lived in South Africa since 1998. She has worked internationally as a fashion model, and has been an assistant to a variety of documentaries. In 2006, she drove 16,000 kilometers alone to Cape Town / Kenya on a motorcycle.

Since 2005, she has been full-time in tourism and co-owner of Nordic Travel. She is engaged in environmental and animal welfare, and social welfare. Interests are photography, psychology and literature.

She is a happy mother to two little daughters. Speaks fluent Norwegian, German and English. Anniken has extensive experience as a tour operator and knows Southern Africa very well after several trips and expeditions.