eSIM — Liban

Le volume de données dont vous avez vraiment besoin

Around 1–2GB a day for maps, WhatsApp and looking up places as you drive, but if the hotel Wi-Fi keeps dropping with the power and the phone carries your evenings too, plan closer to 3GB.

À l'atterrissage

Beirut Rafic Hariri International (BEY) is the only commercial airport in service. Overland there is the Masnaa crossing, the main route to Syria, plus the northern crossings around Abboudieh and Arida. Turn the line on inside the terminal, because getting into the city usually means meeting a driver whose price you agreed in advance rather than joining a metered taxi rank.

Où la couverture change

The coastal strip from Beirut north through Jounieh and Byblos to Tripoli, and south to Sidon and Tyre, is continuously covered. It thins in the high villages of Mount Lebanon, deep in the cliff-walled Qadisha Valley, along the Lebanon Mountain Trail, and on the switchback roads climbing to Bcharre and the cedars, where service comes and goes with each bend of the valley.

Villes qui intéressent les voyageurs

• Beirut: Seafront capital where the mood changes street by street.
• Byblos: Old harbour and crusader castle, an easy day trip from Beirut.
• Baalbek: Vast Roman temples out in the Bekaa Valley, well inland from the coast.
• Tripoli: The big northern city, known for its old souks and sweet shops.
• Bcharre and the Qadisha Valley: High in the mountains; winding roads and signal that drops into the valley.

Applications à installer avant de décoller

• WhatsApp, the main channel for drivers, guesthouses and restaurants
• Bolt for booking cars in Beirut instead of haggling at the kerb
• Toters for food and grocery delivery in the bigger cities
• Google Maps with the mountain areas saved before you drive up