Serra da Leba, Mountain plateau in Huíla Province, Angola

Serra da Leba is a mountain range on the border between Namibe and Huíla provinces, regarded as an extension of the Serra da Chela. Its main landmark lies near the city of Humpata, where the EN-280 road winds up to an altitude of 1,845 m. Mount Moco, at 2,620 m the highest mountain in Angola, rises in the range.

The Leba road, also called Descida da Leba, was designed in the mid-1960s by the engineer Edgar Cardoso and built by a Portuguese company of the Junta Autónoma de Estradas, linked to the Junta Autónoma de Estradas de Angola. It is regarded as a landmark of 1960s road engineering in the country.

The Serra da Leba road, with its hairpin bends, is a landmark of Angolan road engineering from the 1960s. The project was designed by the Portuguese engineer Edgar Cardoso in the mid-1960s and built by a Portuguese company of the Junta Autónoma de Estradas, linked to the Junta Autónoma de Estradas de Angola. Drivers still cross it on the EN-280 between Lubango and Humpata.

You can reach the plateau via National Road 280, which climbs from the lower plains up to the higher regions. The ascent is visible along the route and offers several stopping points with good views along the way.

The road up features seven consecutive hairpin turns that create a steep climb over a short distance. These tight curves are a defining characteristic of the route and require careful driving.