Leba Mountain Pass Angola Safaris

In the Huila province, there is the Leba Mountain Pass. This breathtaking mountain road spirals like a snake, with cantilevered hairpin bends all the way to the top.  The Leba Mountain Pass reaches an altitude of over 5000 feet in just a few kilometres, and a height of 1845 meters above sea level.  Lubango is located on the Leba plateau at an altitude of 1700m, making it one of the highest cities in Angola.  The Leba Mountain Pass connects Lubango to Namibe.

Driving across the forested mountains and over the Leba Pass, numerous waterfalls can be seen lining the zigzagging route.  The view of the lush, semi-tropical greenery on the other side, replete with colourful mango trees, is stunning, particularly in comparison to the bushveld and grey, stony desert below. 

Known as the Serra de Leba Pass, it is truly an engineering feat. Legend has it that the Serra de Leba is named after the Portuguese woman who designed and built the road – then died after she viewed it on the very day the project was finished. 

The Leba Mountain Pass is a breathtaking ride, and one without the giant potholes experienced everywhere else in the country. This is due to the fact that the south-west of the country remained largely untouched by the fighting that raged through most of Angola for 26 years.

• The Final Frontier
• Foz do Cunene
• Iona National Park
• Lubango
• Namibe
• Cunene
• Baia Dos Tigres
• Flamingo Camp
• Lake Arco
• Dorsland Trekkers