eSIM — Libye

Le volume de données dont vous avez vraiment besoin

Whatever data you end up using depends on the local line your operator arranges. In practice it is light — messages and a few photos a day — because the desert legs of a trip have no service anyway.

À l'atterrissage

The operating gateways are Mitiga in Tripoli (MJI), Benina in Benghazi (BEN) and Misrata (MRA); the old Tripoli International (TIP) was damaged and is not in normal service. Some travellers come overland from Tunisia or Egypt, where the process depends on the situation on the day and on what the tour operator has arranged.

Où la couverture change

Population and network both hug the Mediterranean coast from Tripoli through Misrata and Sirte to Benghazi. The interior — the Fezzan, the Ubari sand sea, the Akakus mountains — is Sahara with effectively nothing, which is why desert trips run on the expedition's own satellite equipment rather than on a phone.

Villes qui intéressent les voyageurs

• Tripoli: Coastal capital, centred on the old medina and museums.
• Benghazi: Main eastern city and gateway to the Cyrenaica region.
• Leptis Magna: Roman city near Khoms and a World Heritage site.
• Sabratha: Seaside Roman theatre west of Tripoli.
• Ghadames: Ancient oasis town near the border, remote and unconnected.

Applications à installer avant de décoller

• An offline map app such as OsmAnd, downloaded before travelling
• WhatsApp, the channel local contacts use most
• Google Translate with the offline Arabic pack