Which eSIM to buy for Mauritius: travel eSIMs against the €30 tourist packs of my.t and Emtel

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The best eSIM for Mauritius depends on how many days you stay and whether you count your gigabytes. On 16 October 2026, two of the three Mauritian operators sold an unlimited 30-day tourist eSIM for €30, which beat the unlimited plans of the big travel eSIM brands from about one week. For a fixed amount of data, several travel eSIMs cost less. This guide compares ten options, plan by plan.

Which is the best eSIM for Mauritius?

For a holiday of a week or more with heavy use, the €30 tourist eSIM sold by my.t or Emtel gave the most for the money on 16 October 2026: unlimited 5G data for 30 days, with a Mauritian number, Rs 200 of airtime and unlimited local SMS. Both operators sell it online before you fly and at their counters on arrival at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SSR).

If you only need maps, messages and some browsing, a fixed travel plan costs less. Yesim sold 3 GB for 7 days at €11.00 and Ubigi listed 1 GB for 7 days at €5 on eSIMDB. For a month, Ubigi's 10 GB at €22 (eSIMDB listing), Yesim's 10 GB at €24.00 and Nomad's 20 GB at €34.80 were the lowest large plans among the brands in our table.

There is no single winner. The sections below give the numbers by trip length, the network each eSIM uses and the rules that change the real price.

The ten eSIMs compared

We read each provider's own page, or its listing on eSIMDB's Mauritius page when the provider's site refused our reader. Prices are quoted in the currency the page showed us, without conversion. eSIMDB also shows discount codes; we quote list prices only.

The pages behind this table are Airalo's Mauritius eSIM page, Holafly's Mauritius page, Nomad's Mauritius page, Yesim's Mauritius page and aloSIM's Mauritius page. Saily refused our reader, and Ubigi's Mauritius page could not be read, so their prices come from eSIMDB's Saily listing and Ubigi listing. Ubigi sells in euros with the same number as its dollar price; eSIMDB lists Saily in US dollars only. Nomad shows prices in several currencies; we quote its euro prices, which match its dollar prices of $9 to $39.

Airalo's page also lists 1 GB for 3 days at €6, 3 GB for 7 days at €12, 5 GB for 15 days at €17.50, 10 GB for 15 days at €19.50, 10 GB for 30 days at €44.50 and 20 GB for 30 days at €45.00. Holafly also shows its prices in US dollars, for example $36.90 for 7 days.

The ten options are the operators and the best-known travel brands, not the whole market. eSIMDB listed 6,966 Mauritius plans on 16 October 2026, and some smaller sellers were cheaper. Simology, for example, was listed with unlimited data at full speed up to 1 GB a day for €26.99 for 7 days and €29.49 for 15 days, and 50 GB for 30 days at €32.99; we did not check these on Simology's own site.

Which eSIM wins for each trip length?

The cheapest option changes with the length of the stay: small fixed plans win for a few days, and the €30 tourist packs of my.t and Emtel win from about a week if you want unlimited data. Here are the durations people search for most.

1 to 3 days

Yesim sells a day of unlimited data for €5.00, and Airalo sells 1 GB for 3 days at €6. Holafly's single day costs €9.90. Over three days, Yesim's unlimited data costs €15.00, against €22.50 at Airalo and €24.90 at Holafly. A short stopover rarely justifies the €30 tourist pack.

One week

For 7 days, Ubigi's 1 GB at €5 and Saily's 1 GB at $7.49 are among the smallest plans; Ubigi also lists 20 GB for 7 days at €29. Yesim's 3 GB at €11.00 and Airalo's 5 GB at €17.00 cover a normal week of maps, messages and photos. For unlimited data, Airalo asks €32.50, Holafly €34.50 and Yesim €35.00 for 7 days: all above the €30 that my.t and Emtel charge for 30 days.

Two weeks

Airalo's 10 GB for 15 days at €19.50 and 20 GB at €33.50 are good value for a fortnight. Yesim sells 5 GB for 15 days at €17.00. Unlimited travel eSIMs get expensive at this length: €55.00 at Yesim, €62.50 at Airalo and €69.50 at Holafly, about twice the €30 tourist pack.

30 days

Over a month, Ubigi's 10 GB at €22, Yesim's 10 GB at €24.00 and Nomad's 10 GB at €25.88 are the lowest large plans in our table. Nomad's 20 GB at €34.80 and Yesim's 20 GB at €36.00 cost a little more than the €30 tourist packs, which have no published data limit. Unlimited travel eSIMs cost €79.00 at Yesim, €91.00 at Airalo and €134.50 at Holafly for 30 days.

What does a gigabyte cost with each eSIM?

Among the fixed plans of the brands in our table, Ubigi's 20 GB for 7 days at €29 was the cheapest per gigabyte, at €1.45; over 30 days, Nomad's 20 GB at €34.80 came first, at €1.74, just ahead of Yesim's 20 GB at €1.80. We divided each price by its data allowance, in the currency of the page, without converting anything.

• Nomad: €1.74 per GB on 20 GB for 30 days; €2.59 per GB on 10 GB.
• Yesim: €1.80 per GB on 20 GB for 30 days; €2.40 per GB on 10 GB.
• Airalo: €1.95 per GB on 10 GB for 15 days, €2.25 per GB on 20 GB for 30 days, but €4.45 per GB on 10 GB for 30 days.
• Ubigi: €1.45 per GB on 20 GB for 7 days, €1.90 per GB on 10 GB for 7 days and €2.20 per GB on 10 GB for 30 days.
• Saily: about $6.00 per GB on 5 GB for 30 days.

Smaller sellers listed on eSIMDB went lower, such as Simology's 50 GB for 30 days at €32.99, or €0.66 per GB. The tourist packs of my.t and Emtel cannot be measured per gigabyte, because they publish no data limit. If you need more than 10 GB over 30 days, they cost less than any 30-day fixed plan above.

Which network does each Mauritius eSIM use?

Mauritius has three mobile operators, my.t, Emtel and CHiLi; Airalo and Nomad name Emtel as their network, Holafly names my.t, and Yesim's page data lists my.t (as Cellplus) and CHiLi. eSIMDB's data lists Ubigi on my.t and Emtel. aloSIM's page lists "Emtel" and "Orange": Mauritius Telecom sold its mobile services under the Orange brand from 2008 until it moved to the myt brand in November 2017.

my.t is the brand of Mauritius Telecom; its mobile packs are run by its subsidiary Cellplus Mobile Communications, the company named in its fair usage policy. Emtel, based in Ebene, launched its mobile service on 29 May 1989. CHiLi is the brand of Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Ltd (MTML), a subsidiary of India's MTNL.

Which network is better? We found no current independent answer. The regulator ICTA launched a crowdsourced quality platform, KaliteNet, on 11 May 2026, developed for it by nPerf and covering Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agaléga, according to its press release. Its publications page says yearly quality reports will be published from January 2027. Until then, the claims are the operators' own: my.t calls itself "the fastest, widest and most popular 4G/5G network in Mauritius", and Emtel's tourist page promises the "Fastest 5G Network". We did not find an Opensignal report for Mauritius.

Another open question is the island of Rodrigues. Our comparison of the my.t, Emtel and CHiLi tourist packs explains what is and is not confirmed about Rodrigues.

Is there an unlimited eSIM for Mauritius?

Yes: my.t and Emtel sell unlimited 30-day tourist eSIMs at €30, and, among the travel brands in our table, Airalo, Holafly and Yesim sell unlimited plans by the day, each with its own limit. The details differ in ways that matter.

• Airalo: its unlimited Mauritius plans state a "lower speed rate of 1 Mbps after 3 GB usage per day".
• Holafly: no daily cap is published; a fair usage policy may be "temporarily applied for no more than one (1) day", and hotspot sharing is limited to 1 GB a day.
• Yesim: unlimited plans cost €5.00 a day for up to a week, then less per day for longer stays; speed "may be limited" under the network operator's fair usage policy.
• my.t: the fair usage policy linked from the tourist page, dated September 2021, says unlimited packs may not be used as a hotspot or for tethering.
• Emtel: its page calls the data "Truly Unlimited" and adds that the benefits cannot be used while roaming abroad.

If you plan to share your connection with a laptop or a second phone, the unlimited pack from my.t is the wrong choice on paper; a fixed plan from Nomad, whose page says its eSIMs support hotspot, avoids the question.

Validity start, hotspot and other rules that change the price

Three rules change the real cost more than the headline price: when the validity starts, whether hotspot is allowed, and whether you need documents. They differ widely between the ten options.

• my.t and Emtel tourist packs: 30 days; Emtel counts them from activation. Both ask for passport details and your address in Mauritius, and my.t limits the offer to people aged 18 or over.
• CHiLi: also asks for proof of where you stay, such as a hotel booking, and its main page asks for a passport "with valid visa".
• Nomad: must be activated within 60 days of purchase; hotspot supported.
• Yesim: validity begins on connection to a network, within 180 days of purchase; hotspot "depends on operator".
• Airalo: its Mauritius plans start on first use, according to the page data we read.
• Holafly: the plan begins when you arrive and turn the eSIM on.
• aloSIM: its page says no ID is required and lists hotspot as allowed.

Most QR codes install only once. Our guide to how eSIM QR codes work and why they expire explains what to do if you change phones before the trip.

What about the operators' own tourist eSIMs?

All three Mauritian operators sell a tourist SIM or eSIM valid 30 days, and my.t and Emtel let you buy it online before you fly, for €30 each. my.t's tourist SIM page lists an online form, a Telecom Shop at SSR airport and a digital kiosk at the airport for eSIMs only. Emtel's pre-booking page e-mails the eSIM before arrival after you scan your passport.

CHiLi publishes two different offers on two of its pages: Rs 999 for an eSIM with unlimited data on one, Rs 1100 for an eSIM with 200 GB on the other. Its main page lists a counter, No. 21, inside SSR airport. Because the prices are in Mauritian rupees and the pages disagree, check the price at the counter. Our guide to Mauritius local SIMs from my.t, Emtel and CHiLi compares the three in detail, including documents and what happens after 30 days.

Pros and cons of each eSIM

my.t and Emtel tourist eSIMs

• For: unlimited 5G data for 30 days at €30; a local number with Rs 200 of airtime; airport counters for help on arrival.
• Against: passport details and an address of stay required; my.t's policy rules out hotspot on unlimited packs; poor value for a stay of two or three days.

CHiLi

• For: priced in rupees with on-net calls included; a counter at the airport.
• Against: two contradictory prices online; proof of accommodation required.

Airalo

• For: 10 GB for 15 days at €19.50; Emtel named as the network.
• Against: its 30-day plans are expensive (10 GB at €44.50); unlimited slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day.

Holafly

• For: unlimited from one day (€9.90); my.t named as the network.
• Against: the dearest unlimited plan at 15 and 30 days; €134.50 for 30 days is more than four times the €30 tourist pack.

Nomad and Yesim

• For: the lowest prices per gigabyte over 30 days in our table (€1.74 and €1.80); Nomad allows hotspot; Yesim gives 180 days to activate.
• Against: Yesim says hotspot "depends on operator", and its Mauritius plans are data only.

Saily, Ubigi and aloSIM

• For: Ubigi's 1 GB for 7 days at €5 is the cheapest week in the table, and its 20 GB for 7 days at €29 the cheapest per gigabyte.
• Against: Saily names no network, and its largest Mauritius plan is 5 GB; Ubigi's own page could not be read.

Before you buy: check the phone

Every option above needs a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to your home operator. my.t suggests dialling *#06#: if an EID appears, the phone has an eSIM. Our guide to whether you need an unlocked phone for a travel eSIM explains the lock.

• Check your model in our list of eSIM-compatible phones, or on the pages for the iPhone, the Galaxy S25 series and Google Pixel.
• Some shops ask for your EID: here is how to find the EID number on Android, Samsung and iPhone.
• Install a travel eSIM before you fly, on Wi-Fi, and switch it on when you land. If it hangs, follow our fixes for an eSIM stuck on activating.
• On Android, our step-by-step Android activation guide covers the menus.
• Keeping your home line for calls? See how to run two eSIMs at the same time.

Mauritius is outside the European Union, so the EU's roam-like-at-home rule does not apply there. Going on to Réunion, which is inside the EU? Read our guide to one eSIM or two for Mauritius and Réunion.