COLOL VILLAGE

Visit Colol Agro Tourism Village in Lamba Leda Timur, East Manggarai - center of Flores arabica coffee, home to rare Kopi Juria (harvested once in 2 years), coffee plantation tours & women's economic empowerment.

Colol Agrowisata - Heart of Flores Coffee

The Best Coffee Village in Flores!

Colol Village was designated by the Regional Government of East Manggarai Regency as an Agrotourism Village because it has good potential in coffee cultivation. Colol Village is the largest coffee producing village in East Manggarai and Flores in general

Located in Lamba Leda Timur District (also listed as Poco Ranaka Timur), East Manggarai Regency, Flores - Colol Valley area is agrotourism area located in East Manggarai Regency.

What Makes It Special:

1. Home of Famous Coffee Colol
Colol coffee has won awards for its distinctive taste - arabica, robusta, ad juria coffee. Most residents in Colol work as coffee farmers or have coffee plantations. The coffee commodity has become backbone of local economy.

• Kopi Arabika Flores Colol: High-quality arabica with unique flavor

• Kopi Juria: One of the most unique products is Kopi Juria, a rare coffee from the Colol highlands that is only harvested once every two years. This is more than just coffee, but also a symbol of struggle and independence of Flores women

• Kopi Robusta: Also available with strong character

2. Real Agro Tourism Experience
Activities carried out by coffee agrotourism farmers in Colol Village:

• Walk through vast coffee plantations in Lembah Colol (Colol Valley) with fertile soil

• Learn from plantation to post-harvest processing

• Coffee picking experience (during harvest season)

• Traditional processing - drying, roasting, grinding

• Coffee cupping & tasting

• See agroforestry system - coffee intercropped with other plants

3. Women Empowerment Story
Colol coffee also supports women's economy. From plantation to processing, women groups like Gembala Baik in Ruteng develop coffee and herbal products (turmeric, Javanese ginger) and woven crafts, marketed through showroom for local and international tourists.

4. Beautiful Landscape
Colol Valley offers not just coffee but stunning highland landscape - hills, gardens, cool mountain air typical of East Manggarai.

How to Get There:

• From Ruteng: ∼1.5-2 hours drive east to Colol via Lamba Leda

• From Borong (capital of East Manggarai): ∼1 hour

• Best to join tour or use local guide, roads are winding but scenic through coffee plantations

• Can be combined with Ranamese Lake and Poco Likang area

Impact: Research shows coffee agrotourism development has positive impact on agricultural sector and its people - increasing farmer income and contribution to household income significantly after establishment of agrotourism.

Perfect for coffee lovers who want to trace their cup from tree to table and support local farmers directly!

Keywords: Colol Agrowisata, Lembah Colol, Kopi Colol, Kopi Juria, Coffee Agro Tourism Flores