RCA Legacy Expedition

Roy Chapman Andrews Legacy Expedition 2027

Western Mongolia · June 20 – July 5, 2027 · 16 days, 15 nights

Join leading researchers in biology, anthropology, and archaeology to participate in active scientific fieldwork, surveys, and cultural documentation. All collected data and records remain in national collections, and participants' names are registered in official field catalogues.

Field Work:
Research Days at Base Camp 1: Ornithological and environmental baseline investigations. Anthropological studies including prehistoric rock art and burial complexes, alongside wildlife monitoring surveys for endemic mammals.

Research Days at Base Camp 2: Archaeological landscape surveys of Bronze and Iron Age burial mounds, ritual structures, and traditional ecological knowledge documentation.

Your Role: Field surveying, cultural documentation, photogrammetry / 3D imaging, GPS recording, and nocturnal biological transect monitoring alongside lead scientists.

Led by:
Robert Atwater: Expedition Leader, Past Vice-President and Life Fellow of The Explorers Club (NYC).
Gerelmaa Erdenechuluun: Anthropology Lead, Professor of Ethnography at the Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture.
Gantulga Gankhuyag: Biology Lead, Wildlife Ecologist at the Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

Included: 4-star hotel in Ulaanbaatar (3 nights), countryside ger camps (2 nights) and twin-share Bell Tents at base camps (10 nights), all meals per itinerary, ground transportation, research permits, service staff including a chef and expedition doctor.
Not Included: International flights, travel and medical insurance, personal expenses, and activities not mentioned in the itinerary.