ZEKI BASAN
GUIDED TRADITIONAL SKILLS AND SURVIVAL SESSIONS
16TH & 17TH MAY 2026 | MONACHYLE MHOR HOTEL
A WEEKEND OF EVENTS WITH ZEKI
Hosted by RVIVAL at Monachyle Mhor
Join Rvival and their lead guide Zeki Basan for a weekend workshops designed to help you build your survival skills toolkit and knowledge of the traditional skills that our ancestors once relied on.
Rvival x Zeki Basan | Skinning & Butchery Workshop | Full Day
An hands on day designed to leave you with practical skills and a deeper connection to where your food comes from.
Rvival x Zeki Basan | Nature & Forgaing Walk | Full Day
A full-day immersive foraging experience set in the landscape around Monachyle Mhor.
TRADITIONAL SKINNING AND BUTCHERY WORKSHOP
Learn how to properly prepare wild game and butcher the meat into specific cuts for roasting, mincing and making different cures such as haggis, black pudding, salamis, smoked jerky and biltong. There are many method's of butchery and each country has its own tradition of meat preservation. On this experience you’ll get to learn some of my favourites.
NATURE AND FORAGING WALK
Walk through the landscape around Monachyle Mhor and discover the wealth of plants, trees, mushrooms, fruits, nuts and lichens that grow here. Along the way, Zeki will share stories and traditional knowledge about how these species have been used for food, medicine, tools and everyday living. This experience offers a deeper understanding of the land beneath you, revealing how the natural world has supported people for generations.
"I aim to hold on to the ancient skills and craft that were once part of everyday life and to this day can give us a greater understanding and respect of the environment around us."
- Zeki
ABOUT ZEKI
Passionate about preserving and practising ancestral knowledge, Zeki teaches a wide range of crafts including foraging, fire craft and fire cooking, tracking and stalking, trapping, butchery, tool making, tanning and leatherwork, shelter building, basketry and wood carving. His learning is continual and experiential; time spent with Indigenous communities such as the San Bushmen has deepened his understanding of hunting and gathering traditions, inspiring his film The Wild Within Us.
A qualified Lantra-trained Tree Surgeon and former Glacier Guide in Iceland, Zeki also collaborates with Patrick McGlinchey to run the Highlander Course in the Cairngorms and leads RVIVALs Wild Lives experinces in Greenland, working alongside a local family to share traditional skills in one of the world’s last great wildernesses.
FAQs
This will be held at Monachyle Mhor Hotel. The address and all information will be included in your confirmation email upon booking the event.
Yes, dogs are welcome, and all locations are dog-friendly - but they must be well-behaved and under control at all times.
Yes, accommodation is available at both Monachyle Mhor Hotel and Mhor 84 Motel. To book, please contact the hotel or motel directly.
Monachyle Mhor Hotel: monachylemhor.net
Mhor 84 Motel: mhor84.net/
We believe the weather should never limit your time in nature. Instead, we adapt the experience or add shelter as needed to ensure you remain comfortable and can fully enjoy your time with us.
Experiences will go ahead as planned unless weather conditions become unsafe, such as during lightning or extreme flooding, in which case we’ll make alternative arrangements.
This event is open to individuals aged 18 and over.
