eSIM Mauritius
Mauritius eSIM from 4,95€ on the Cellplus Mobile and Chili networks: prepaid data packs, no contract and no registration — scan the QR code and you're online the moment you touch down on the island.
Your Selection
Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Mauritius?
Ready before you pack
Right after checkout an email arrives with your personal link. One tap and the eSIM installs itself, taking its place beside your usual card in the phone. The plan does not start yet — set everything up calmly at home before the suitcase is even open.
Landed? Flip one switch
Landed in Port Louis, Grand Baie or Flic-en-Flac? Open Settings and turn on data roaming for the Simbye line — that single switch is all it takes. The phone finds the better of the two island networks on its own and you are online before you even reach the beach.
Stay reachable, add more anytime
Calls and texts still reach you: your regular SIM stays in the phone and your number stays active while the Simbye line carries the data. Holiday lasting longer than the gigabytes? Top up from the app in under a minute — no QR code, no fresh setup.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Mauritius?
Two island networks are open to your phone, Cellplus Mobile and Chili, and it takes whichever one is stronger where you stand.
The Simbye eSIM uses 2 networks in Mauritius: Cellplus Mobile · Chili.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellplus Mobile | 133Mbit/s | 23Mbit/s | 41ms |
| Chili | No independent measurement for this network | ||
Source: nPerf averages, 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025.
You are not committing to either island operator, and there is no counter to visit at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport. Switch roaming on for the Simbye line as you taxi in and the phone has picked one of the two before you reach the car hire desk. Nothing to configure: no APN, no profile, no app to open first. If the bars stay stubbornly empty, put the phone into airplane mode, count to ten and turn it back off. That forces a fresh search and clears it up nearly every time. Should it still refuse, open the network settings, switch automatic selection off and choose the other name from the list yourself. It takes about fifteen seconds in the network menu.
The coast is the easy part. Port Louis, Grand Baie, Trou aux Biches, Flic-en-Flac, Tamarin, Belle Mare, Mahébourg and the central towns of Curepipe and Quatre Bornes are all well served, and so is the motorway that ties them together. It gets thinner inland and up high: the interior of Black River Gorges National Park, the Macchabée forest trails, the climbs up Le Morne Brabant, Le Pouce and Pieter Both, and the back roads over the Chamarel plateau can drop out mid-walk. Boat trips to Île aux Cerfs or out across the lagoon lose it at some point, and the crossing to Rodrigues is its own world. Where one network fades the other often still holds, so turn off automatic selection and pick it by hand.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Mauritius?
The eSIM wins on time. You are usually online at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam before the car hire desk, with no passport registration and no rupees needed on arrival. It carries no Mauritian number, though.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When data starts | Working as you taxi in, well before the baggage belt. | Arrivals counters have queues, and they close outside their hours. |
| Passport at signup | None needed; you never register anything on the island. | Passport and a local address are recorded when the line is registered. |
| How you get it | Installed at home before the flight, in your own language. | Airport desks or shops, where visitors get the tourist packs. |
| Paying for it | One card payment in your own currency, before you travel. | Mauritian rupees, and changing money is another stop on arrival. |
| Your usual number | Stays live beside the eSIM, so calls home still land. | Your own SIM comes out unless the phone takes two. |
| Refilling data | Topped up in the app from the beach at Belle Mare. | Recharge vouchers from shops, with codes to key in yourself. |
| Reception | Reads Cellplus Mobile and Chili, taking the stronger. | One local chip ties you to a single one of them. |
| Mauritian phone number | You do not get one — data only; WhatsApp calls still work. | A local number comes with it, handy for SMS codes. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Mauritius?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Mauritius cost?
from 4,95€
4 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 4 plans for Mauritius from 4,95€ to 42,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Mauritius range from 1 GB to 10 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Mauritius.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 4,95€ 0,70€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 14,95€ 0,49€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 23,95€ 0,79€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 42,95€ 1,43€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Cellplus Mobile + Chili
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Mauritius eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
You can get an eSIM for Mauritius online here: choose a data pack above, pay by card or PayPal, and the install link arrives by email within minutes. An eSIM for Mauritius is a digital SIM card built into your phone. One tap puts the profile on your phone beside your usual SIM. Set it up at home, because nothing starts counting until you switch on data roaming after landing on the island.
Yes, you can get an eSIM for Mauritius. Your Simbye line reads the two island networks, Cellplus Mobile and Chili, and takes whichever is stronger where you stand, so an eSIM-capable phone is usually online while you taxi in at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. There is no arrivals counter to find, no queue and no rupees needed on landing.
An eSIM for Mauritius starts at 4,95€; price depends on the pack you pick. The price table above on this page lists each one with its data allowance and validity, so you can compare them side by side, and the figure shown is the full cost. There is no contract, no activation fee and nothing billed once the plan expires.
Cellplus Mobile and Chili, the two island operators. Your phone picks the stronger one by itself, with no APN, no profile and no app to open first. Where one fades the other often still holds, so if you are stuck, turn off automatic network selection and choose the other name from the list yourself.
No, you don't have to register for this eSIM in Mauritius. Buying a local Mauritian SIM means registering with the operator, showing your passport and an address on the island, and having your photo taken at the counter. Your eSIM roams onto the island networks instead, so there is no shop to visit and nothing of yours is recorded in Mauritius.
No, you don't get a Mauritian phone number: it's a data plan, with no +230 number, and no local number to verify you. Your own SIM stays in the phone, so calls, messages and bank codes still reach your usual number, and WhatsApp or FaceTime calls run over the eSIM data.
Coverage in Mauritius is good on the coast and in the towns, but inland and on the hikes it gets thinner. Port Louis, Grand Baie, Trou aux Biches, Flic-en-Flac, Tamarin, Belle Mare, Mahébourg, Curepipe and Quatre Bornes all hold, and so does the motorway between them. Black River Gorges, the Macchabée trails, Le Morne Brabant, Le Pouce and Pieter Both can drop out mid-walk.
On boat trips, the eSIM loses signal at some point, since there is no mast out on the water. The run to Île aux Cerfs and trips across the lagoon go quiet once you are away from the coast. Rodrigues sits far to the east and is its own case, so check the plan details before you fly over.
The data you need for Mauritius varies: maps, WhatsApp and email between Grand Baie, Flic-en-Flac and Port Louis run about 100 to 200 MB a day, so a week fits in 1 GB. Daily beach photo uploads take a fortnight closer to 3 to 5 GB. Streaming in the room or sharing the hotspot with a laptop is the heavy end; larger sizes sit in the plan table above.
The eSIM that's best for Mauritius comes down to coverage where you go, the right amount of data, the right validity, and whether you need a local number. This one can use both island networks, Cellplus Mobile and Chili, and takes whichever is stronger, which suits the coast from Port Louis to Belle Mare and the motorway between. It is data only, so calls run through apps.
Ready for Mauritius?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
