1912 Silver Ghost Crossing the Arabian Gulf

Classic Rolls-Royce Tour Set To Visit The Gulf States

Doha, Qatar – February 21st 2009: For three wonderful weeks - beginning Monday 23rd February 2009, thousands of people across the Gulf will have the unique and unprecedented opportunity to see, first-hand, some of the most beautiful motor cars ever made. This, thanks to the Arabian Gulf Adventure Tour, is the first ever extensive tour of these classic cars to be organized in this part of the world.

The event will start on Monday in the Qatari capital, Doha. The actual departure point of the Tour will take place later in the week from The Pearl Qatar, the glamorous new luxury island development in the northwestern part of the capital. It will then proceed to Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.), transiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between the two countries, before crossing the mountains to the historic town of Nizwa in Oman, via Al Ain, continuing on to Muscat, the capital of Oman, before ending up back on the coastline of The Arabian Gulf, in Dubai.

All told, there will be more than 70 classic, gleaming beauties. Naturally, this glowing line-up with be dominated by a sumptuous collection of regal Rolls-Royces, representing virtually every year and model of the legendary brand - including a remarkably pristine 1912 Silver Ghost, which will accompany the entire tour.

Organised by Peter Cameron, the mastermind behind earlier successful Tours of Malaysia in 2001 and Borneo in 2005, the purpose of the Tour is to further promote regional tourism, showcase rare cars and to offer the participants the opportunity to experience Arab hospitality and learn about the local culture. Members of the public will be able to enjoy seeing these historic and classically engineered cars, all of which are in working order and most of which have travelled on similar tours throughout the world, some as long as the 2007 Peking to Paris Rally. This particular Tour brings together motoring enthusiasts from all over the world too, including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Monaco, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada and Bermuda.

The event is organised on a non-profit basis and is supported by a committee of seasoned volunteers. The Tour Group pays tribute to The Alfardan Group, who, in close cooperation with Qatar Airways, helped bring this unique classic cars adventure to the Middle East and agreed with the organisers to inaugurate it from Qatar as part of their commitment towards promoting tourism in Qatar. Qatar Airways is the main Sponsor and Official Carrier with Alfardan Group paying a major role to facilitate the complex logistical aspects of the programme throughout the Gulf region. Qatar, once again, is first in introducing such a prestigious event, following on from those such as the Asian Games and the Moto GP.

The Tour is also receiving tremendous support from various regional government agencies and tourism authorities, The Commercialbank of Qatar and many other bodies.