Our Team

Leonard Busani (South Africa)

Leonard is the founder and owner of Matengu Kruger Safaris. He has been leading safaris in Kruger National Park and the Greater Kruger Area for 18 years and as a tracker for 5 years.

He also has a passion for birds, thus the Matengu (native name for Fork-Tailed Drongo) is in the company name. Leonard knows many species of birds and their songs and calls.

He is fluent in English, several South African languages - and he also speaks a little Danish too.

His extensive official education includes:

Tracking Course

The Art of Track'fig

Track&Sign Level 2

Guiding Course

From the Ekukhanyeni Training Center: CathSSeta Certificate Level 2

Pernille Bennike (Denmark)

Pernille has travelled extensively: USA, Central America, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, and all over Europe but she always return to Greenland and Africa :-)

She has been on safaris/tours in Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Ethiopia and 4 times in South Africa, the last trip 10 days November 2022 in Kruger Park from north to south.

Mads Bunch, ph.d. (Denmark)

Mads has been a tour-guide in the birdwatching tour-companies DOF-Travel and Scanbird for over 25 years. He has travelled extensively in the US, Europe, and of course Africa, where he lived half a year in Angola i 1983 as a child. Safaris in countries include: Angola, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. He is a very skilled birdwatcher and experienced tour-guide.