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Celtiis 4G
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30 days
7 days
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Benin
5 GB · 30 days
Total
€15.79
Benin eSIM for Cotonou, Ouidah and Porto-Novo
Compare Benin eSIM plans for meetings in Cotonou, a carefully planned Ouidah visit and a separate day in Porto-Novo.
A Benin stay needs more precise pins than the city names suggest. In Cotonou, keep the accommodation entrance apart from an office, meeting or collection point. For a pre-arranged history visit in Ouidah, save the agreed starting place and each memorial stop separately; the Portuguese Fort, the Route of the Enslaved memorial landscape and the Porte du Non-Retour are distinct locations. If Porto-Novo is another city day, its local address and museum meeting point deserve their own saved entry. This small amount of preparation makes the live connection useful for updates without making it the only copy of the itinerary.
For this trip
Which eSIM suits a Benin visit?
Before buying, choose a Benin plan with enough data for coordination, maps, files, calls and hotspot use, and validity covering the Cotonou base plus each separate Ouidah or Porto-Novo day. Compare the live options with those daily tasks, confirm Benin in the exact country list, and verify every onward country instead of relying on a regional label or nearby border.
Horizon sells the plans offered on this page. This guidance is therefore not a neutral market ranking; compare the live product details before you decide.
Full stay length
Cover the Cotonou base and every separate Ouidah or Porto-Novo day within the validity window.
Coordination workload
Estimate maps and messages first, then add files, calls or shared-device use you actually expect.
Country boundaries
Verify Benin and every onward country explicitly instead of relying on a regional name or a nearby border.
Refund policy
We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.
Activation window
Check the package details for the first-use deadline and validity rules.
Secure checkout
Cards, Apple Pay & Google Pay — encrypted by Paysera.
Customer support
Contact support before or during your trip if you need help.
How eSIM works in Benin
Set up the Benin eSIM on reliable Wi-Fi before travel, and save the QR code and manual instructions away from the device. Keep the line off until you reach Benin. There, choose Horizon for mobile data and enable data roaming on that profile. Validity is counted from the first successful connection to a supported network in the included destination. The service supplies data and no local number. A compatible dual-SIM phone can keep your usual SIM present, although calls, messages or other use on that line remain subject to the home provider's charges.
Install your eSIM
Scan the QR or auto-install in the app — no physical SIM.
Land & connect
Data activates on first connection at your destination.
Size it to your trip
Pick the profile closest to your trip. The estimate assumes normal use — maps, messaging, photos, a short call home.
As a rule of thumb, a 3–4 day city break runs on about 1–3 GB, a one-week trip on 3–5 GB, a two-week multi-country tour on 8–12 GB, and working on the road takes about 1 GB a day, so 15 GB or more for two weeks.
Recommended size
3GB3–4 days
≈0.4 GB a day
- Maps every day
- Messaging and photos
- A short call home most days
In total, a 5 GB data allowance covers roughly 1,700 shared photos, 83 hours of social media and browsing, 15 hours of video calls, 63 hours of music streaming, or about 1000 hours of maps and navigation. Messaging apps barely use data.
Important cities in Benin
Cotonou · City guide
Cotonou
Cotonou is Benin's economic capital and includes the Amazon Monument. Store the exact accommodation entrance, meeting contact and any collection point as different pins, so the broad city label does not become an ambiguous instruction when plans change.
Cotonou eSIM — set up before you fly →Ouidah · City guide
Ouidah
Ouidah's heritage includes the Portuguese Fort and the memorial landscape running toward the Porte du Non-Retour. Keep the organiser's meeting place and the specific stop names offline. Treat these places with care rather than as interchangeable attractions on a generic map.
Ouidah eSIM — set up before you fly →Porto-Novo · City guide
Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo is Benin's capital, with the Alexandre Sènou Adandé and Honmè museums among its named cultural places. For a separate city day, store the local address, host contact and exact museum meeting point instead of reusing the Cotonou details.
Porto-Novo eSIM — set up before you fly →Why Horizon
Plan data around each Benin city day
Use the complete time in Benin for the validity decision, then estimate the data amount from daily coordination, maps, translation, files and shared devices. A Cotonou meeting schedule can use little data, while a three-city visit creates more navigation and messaging between saved addresses. Horizon offers Benin country plans, but Benin is outside the current Africa regional selection. A neighbouring-country stop needs its own explicit listing; geography does not extend a Benin plan across the border.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I choose for Cotonou?
Match validity to the whole stay and data to maps, daily messages, appointments and files. Compare the current Benin product cards rather than assuming a particular data amount is always offered.
What changes with Ouidah and Porto-Novo?
Add the extra city days and navigation tasks to the estimate. Save the Ouidah visit start and each Porto-Novo address separately so updates do not replace the offline plan.
Does a Benin plan include neighbouring countries?
No other country follows from the Benin label. Check every destination by name in the selected product before a border crossing or onward flight; Benin is not in Horizon's Africa regional selection.
Can I keep my usual messaging account?
Messaging apps can continue to use the existing account over Horizon data. The eSIM itself is data-only and adds no local number, while your home SIM may incur provider charges if it remains active.
Can I share my Benin eSIM data?
Yes. Hotspot sharing is free on every Horizon plan. The phone and connected devices draw data from the same plan allowance, and Horizon does not throttle the connection. Count companion or laptop use before choosing.
What should I keep offline before an outing?
Save the exact entrance or meeting pin, host or guide contact, booking reference and return arrangement. Country eligibility does not promise reception at each memorial, museum or street.
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