Land at Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi or O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg, switch on your phone, and you're connected before the baggage belt starts moving. Travel here runs on data: WhatsApp for confirming safari pickups and guesthouse bookings, Google Maps for the Marrakesh medina or Cape Town's waterfront, Uber for rides in Nairobi and Johannesburg, and a translation app for French-speaking stops like Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire. Up to 10x cheaper than roaming with plans starting at $11.99.
An Africa eSIM from Lumbus covers 29 African countries with a single plan. Buy it before you fly, tap the install link from your email, and your phone sets the eSIM up itself at home — or scan the QR code if you prefer. No airport kiosks, no passport photocopies for a local SIM in every new country. Fly from Cairo to Nairobi, hop from Tanzania over to Zambia, or add Madagascar and the Seychelles to the itinerary, and your data keeps working the whole way. One eSIM, no swapping at borders.
We're not just another eSIM provider. Here's what makes Lumbus different.
Real humans available around the clock, worldwide. No chatbots, just genuine help.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, no account required. Buy in under 60 seconds.
Often cheaper than competitors with the same quality networks.
One-tap install on iOS 17.4+. Clear step-by-step guides for all devices.
Data options from 500MB to 50GB with validity up to 180 days. Find the perfect fit for your trip.
Use as backup data at home when your main network goes down.
Practical advice for using mobile data in Africa.
A Cairo-Nairobi-Johannesburg flight route or an overland run from Kenya into Tanzania needs zero setup. Your phone picks up a local network in each covered country, and your data carries straight across the border.
Signal fades deep inside the Serengeti, the Maasai Mara, and Botswana's Okavango Delta. Download offline Google Maps before leaving Nairobi, Arusha, or Maun, and drop a pin on your lodge.
Across Africa, hotels, drivers, and safari operators confirm everything on WhatsApp, from Marrakesh riads to Zanzibar guesthouses. Keep data on so booking messages and pickup updates land the moment they're sent.
Local SIM counters in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa require passport registration and paperwork. With your eSIM for Africa installed before departure, you walk past the queue and straight to arrivals.
Long drives between Victoria Falls in Zambia, Botswana's camps, and Johannesburg go easier when one phone shares data with the whole vehicle. Turn on tethering and let the group navigate, stream, and message from a single Africa eSIM.
Common questions about using eSIM in Africa