Brought to you by Silva Coffee Roasters working in partnership with Maddog Adventures, an outdoor adventure company providing premium sustainable regenerative adventure tourism in Timor Leste.

Born from a shared love of coffee and adventure this is a partnership between two family owned businesses based in Warburton, with a desire to offer great coffee and to see Timor prosper as a sustainable coffee and tourism industry.

Journey from the rugged coastline into the rolling coffee highlands and discover a new way of travelling across the land of the sleeping crocodile.* Sip on expertly crafted coffee…lots of coffee, and uncover more about the humble green bean, forge connections with local farmers, become inspired by young Timorese entrepreneurs and witness the growth of a flourishing industry.

Timor-Leste is little known to both caffeine enthusiasts and travellers alike, but the history of coffee dates way back to the 1800s, when it was introduced by the Portuguese. It quickly became responsible for half of the country’s exports, until Indonesia gained control of Timor in the 1970s. During this tumultuous period coffee was largely abandoned by farmers until the nation gained full independence in 2002. Over the past few decades Timor has gotten to work securing its status as a coveted coffee destination.

* The tale of the boy and his cold-blooded friend is told often in Timor to explain the island’s crocodile-like shape and why the Timorese have a special affinity with the large reptile.