Prepaid travel data for Cape Verde with instant activation and no roaming fees
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Data only — no phone number, no calls, no SMS Your own number stays active on your existing SIM (dual SIM), and you can call and message through WhatsApp, FaceTime and similar apps.
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You do not get a new phone number with this eSIM.
Setting up your eSIM? The installation and activation guide walks through it step by step, and the full FAQ covers device compatibility, hotspot, dual SIM and topping up.
Cape Verde sits off West Africa and is outside any EU roaming arrangement, so a travel eSIM is the easy way to stay connected on Sal, Boa Vista and the other islands. Install it before you travel and you are online as soon as you land.
The eSIM connects when you switch off airplane mode at Sal (SID) or Boa Vista (BVC), the main resort gateways. Your hotel transfer and maps are ready before you reach the shuttle.
Cape Verde's networks (CVMovel and Unitel T+) cover the resort areas of Santa Maria, Sal Rei and the island towns with 4G. Coverage is focused around the populated and tourist zones, so download offline maps if you are exploring the volcanic interior or quieter islands.
British passport holders can visit Cape Verde for up to 30 days without a visa, but every visitor must pre-register online at least five days before arriving and pay the airport security fee, the TSA - 3,400 escudos (about 31 euros) for international flights - on Cape Verde's official EASE platform. Since 1 July 2026, anyone who arrives without having done it pays double the fee at the border. The registration lasts a year, and children under two are exempt. Your passport must be valid for six months after you arrive (gov.uk, updated 28 July 2026).
Most British holidaymakers fly direct to Sal or Boa Vista in about six hours: TUI from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, and easyJet from Gatwick, Manchester and Bristol. Cape Verde is one hour behind the UK in winter and two in British Summer Time. Sockets are the European two-pin kind, so pack an adaptor.
Cape Verde is outside every UK network's Europe zone. EE charges £8 for 24 hours with only 500MB of data, O2's O2 Travel pass is £7 a day, and Vodafone sells eight-day data passes from £10 for 50MB to £40 for 1GB, noting that 4G is not available there. Three's own checker lists no data service in Cape Verde at all.
No - Cape Verde is outside the EU, so EU roaming does not apply. A dedicated eSIM avoids expensive standard roaming.
Yes - the resort areas on Sal and Boa Vista are well covered. The volcanic interior and quieter islands can be patchy, so save offline maps.
Yes. Register on Cape Verde's EASE platform and pay the airport security fee (TSA) at least five days before you arrive. Since 1 July 2026, travellers who have not done so pay double the fee at the border (gov.uk, updated 28 July 2026).