Guide
Best eSIM for Tunisia: data for Djerba, Hammamet, Sousse and Tunis
Tunisia sits outside every European roaming deal, so a week in Djerba or Hammamet can end with a big phone bill. A travel eSIM installed at home connects when you land, whether you're there for the beach or for a summer with family.
Your options for internet in Tunisia
| Option | Works when you land | Keep your number | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roaming on your home plan | Yes | Yes | None, but usually very costly |
| Tunisian SIM card | After the airport counter | No, new number | Passport, a queue, and swapping SIMs |
| Hotel Wi-Fi | In parts of the hotel | Yes | Often slow in the evening |
| Travel eSIM | Yes | Yes, for WhatsApp and iMessage | Two minutes at home |
Which network does it use?
Our Tunisia plan runs on Ooredoo, one of the country's three networks, on 4G. Coverage is good in Tunis, Sousse, Monastir, Hammamet, Djerba and along the coast. In the south and the Sahara, around Tozeur and Douz, signal gets thinner on every network.
How much data do you need?
| Trip | Plan we'd pick |
|---|---|
| A short break, mostly on hotel Wi-Fi | 1 GB for 7 days |
| A week at the beach | 3 GB for 15 days |
| Two weeks, with day trips | 5 GB for 30 days |
| A month with family | 10 GB for 30 days |
| A month, sharing with the family | 20 GB for 30 days |
Tips for Tunisia
Hotel Wi-Fi slows down at night. All-inclusive resorts often have busy, slow Wi-Fi in the evening. With your own data, you can video call home from the room.
Desert trips. A trip to the Sahara or Star Wars film sites goes out of range for hours. Download offline maps and let family know before you leave.
Visiting family. At a family house without Wi-Fi, one phone can share its data with the others. Hotspot is allowed on every plan, with no daily cap.
Travelling on to Morocco? Our Morocco guide covers that country's networks and plans. Regional plans also cover Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and the Gulf with one eSIM.
Is your phone ready?
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How to set it up
- Buy the plan on our website or in the Blue eSIM app.
- Install it at home, on Wi-Fi. On recent iPhones the app installs it with one tap; on any phone you can scan the QR code.
- When you land, choose the eSIM for mobile data and switch on data roaming for it. Turn data roaming off on your home SIM.
- If you run low, top up the same eSIM in the app.
What you get with Blue eSIM
- Ooredoo, a major Tunisian network, named before you buy
- Hotspot on every plan, with no daily cap
- A plan that starts when you land, not when you install it
- Top-ups on the same eSIM
- Plans changed? Cancel any eSIM you haven't installed, for full credit, up to 5 months after buying
- An app and support in eight languages, including Albanian, Macedonian and Turkish
Frequently asked questions
What is the best eSIM for Tunisia?
One on a major network that covers the coast and the resorts. Ours runs on Ooredoo and allows hotspot with no daily cap.
Does it work in Djerba?
Yes. Djerba and the coast have good coverage.
Is there 5G in Tunisia?
Our Tunisia plan runs on 4G, which is fast enough for maps, video calls and streaming.