# eSIM for Peru Viasimo's Peru eSIM starts at $1.29 for 100 MB over 7 days, running on Claro and Movistar with 5G where available. Plans last 1 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app. Canonical page: https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/ ## Peru eSIM prices | Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 GB, 1 day | 2 GB | 1 | $8.00 | $4.00 | | Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $19.99 | - | | Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $29.99 | - | | 100 MB, 7 days | 100 MB | 7 | $1.29 | $13.21 | | 500 MB, 7 days | 500 MB | 7 | $2.79 | $5.71 | | 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $3.59 | $3.59 | | Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $40.99 | - | | Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $55.99 | - | | 3 GB, 15 days | 3 GB | 15 | $9.00 | $3.00 | | Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $82.99 | - | | 3 GB, 30 days | 3 GB | 30 | $10.99 | $3.66 | | 5 GB, 30 days | 5 GB | 30 | $14.99 | $3.00 | | 10 GB, 30 days | 10 GB | 30 | $26.00 | $2.60 | | 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $50.00 | $2.50 | | 50 GB, 30 days | 50 GB | 30 | $134.99 | $2.70 | | Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $154.99 | - | | Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $309.99 | - | | Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $459.99 | - | | Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $914.99 | - | ## Which networks does the Peru eSIM use? - **Claro**: 5G - **Movistar**: 5G Your eSIM picks one automatically; you do not choose or switch between them. The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026. ## eSIM Details - **Data**: 100 MB – 50 GB or unlimited - **Validity**: 1–180 days - **Speed**: 4G LTE / 5G - **Hotspot / tethering**: Supported on most devices - **Activation**: Automatic on arrival - **Speed management**: Roughly 2-3 GB per day at full speed, sometimes less depending on the local carrier, then reduced - **Top-ups**: Add more data from your account, before the plan expires - **Text messages (SMS)**: Data only: use an app for verification codes - **Connects via**: Belgium - **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed ## Peru: what to know before you land Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo In Peru your eSIM uses Claro's 4G LTE network, which shared the top download-speed award with Bitel in Opensignal's February 2026 report. Lima's new Jorge Chávez terminal, open since June 2025, still has awkward road access. And the UK Foreign Office warns about phones being snatched at the roadside and about fake-kidnapping calls made from stolen phones. ### Peru: quick facts | Fact | Peru | | --- | --- | | Emergency number | 105 (police), 106 (ambulance), 116 (fire) | | Main airports | Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima (LIM); Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cusco (CUZ); Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, Arequipa (AQP) | | Plug types | Type A, B, C (220V) | | Currency | Peruvian sol (PEN) | | Apps worth having | WhatsApp, Uber, Cabify, inDrive, Google Maps | ### Lima's new Jorge Chávez terminal (LIM) since June 2025 (Peru · https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/#guide-lima-s-new-jorge-chavez-terminal-lim-since-june-2025) Jorge Chávez International (LIM) moved all flights into a new terminal on 1 June 2025, after a delayed opening. The old terminal's road connections didn't move with it. At opening there was no motorway, metro or regular city bus serving the new building. Access was over two temporary bridges without pavements, the permanent Santa Rosa bridge was still unfinished, and traffic in the surrounding area was slow at peak times. Miraflores is about 17 km away and the historic centre about 11 km. The UK Foreign Office advises using the official taxi desks just outside the baggage hall, because fake taxi drivers target travellers at the airport. Airport Express Lima is listed as the airport's official bus service. Whichever you choose, switch your eSIM on as you land. You can then check live traffic before you choose, message your accommodation with an arrival estimate and follow your route on a map during the drive. If you are connecting on to Cusco or Arequipa, the same terminal handles domestic flights. Allow extra time to get to the airport for your return flight. ### Claro, Entel, Movistar and Bitel in Opensignal's 2026 results (Peru · https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/#guide-claro-entel-movistar-and-bitel-in-opensignal-s-2026-results) Peru has four mobile networks: **Claro**, **Movistar**, **Entel** and **Bitel**. In Opensignal's February 2026 report, **Entel** won 8 of the 14 awards, including Reliability Experience, Consistent Quality and Time on Network. **Claro and Bitel** shared the overall Download Speed Experience award. Your eSIM uses Claro on 4G LTE, so you are on one of the two networks that topped the speed results. If friends on Entel SIMs find a signal in a valley where you don't, that reflects Entel's lead on time connected. It isn't a fault with your phone. In practice, download offline maps and save your tickets before you head into the Andes or the Amazon. Use Claro's 4G for messaging, ride apps and navigation in the cities. If you rely on data for work in a remote lodge, ask the lodge about its wifi before you book, because no single network covers every valley here. ### Phone snatching and fake-kidnap calls in Lima and Cusco (Peru · https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/#guide-phone-snatching-and-fake-kidnap-calls-in-lima-and-cusco) The UK Foreign Office warns that thieves on motorbikes snatch phones, so avoid using yours at the roadside. Step into a shop or café to check a map or book a ride. Stolen phones are also used for a particular scam. Criminals contact people in your address book, claim you have been kidnapped and demand a ransom. Agree a code word or a call-back routine with family before you travel, so they can check you are safe if they get a message like that. Express kidnapping, where victims are held and forced to withdraw cash, is a risk for tourists travelling alone, often involving people posing as taxi drivers. The Foreign Office advises using licensed taxis booked by phone or app, or through your hotel, and not hailing cabs in the street. At bus terminals, use only the taxis registered there. Protests can block roads and disrupt trains, including in Cusco, Puno, Arequipa and Lima's historic centre. It is illegal for foreigners to join political demonstrations. Check local news on the morning of a Machu Picchu train day. The emergency numbers are **105** for police, **106** for an ambulance and **116** for fire. Call from your home SIM, because the eSIM is data-only. ### Sources for the Peru guide - [Jorge Chávez International Airport (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Ch%C3%A1vez_International_Airport) - [Peru mobile network experience, February 2026 (Opensignal)](https://insights.opensignal.com/peru) - [Peru travel advice: safety and security (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/peru/safety-and-security) - [Peru travel advice: getting help (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/peru/getting-help) ## Seven days in Peru: Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco 7-day itinerary · 7 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/peru/#itinerary The classic first visit: a day in Lima, then a flight to Cusco and straight down to the lower Sacred Valley to adjust to the altitude, the train to Machu Picchu, and two days in Cusco before flying back. Suits most fitness levels if you pace the altitude. **When to go:** May to September is the dry season in the Andes, with clear skies at Machu Picchu but the biggest crowds in June to August; November to March is the rainy season, and the Inca Trail closes every February for maintenance. ### Day 1 in Peru: Lima: the historic centre and Miraflores - **Base:** Lima (Miraflores or Barranco) - **Getting there:** Jorge Chávez airport (LIM) is about 17 km from Miraflores; use the official taxi desks and allow for slow traffic around the new terminal. - **Plan:** Start in the historic centre at the Plaza Mayor, with the cathedral and the Government Palace, and visit the Monastery of San Francisco, whose catacombs hold the bones of thousands of colonial-era burials. In the afternoon, head to Miraflores to walk the clifftop Malecón and the Parque del Amor above the Pacific. End the day in Barranco, crossing the Bridge of Sighs and watching the sunset over the ocean. - **Mobile signal:** Claro 4G is strong across Lima, but keep your phone out of sight at the roadside, as motorbike snatch theft is common. ### Day 2 in Peru: Fly to Cusco and down to Pisac - **Base:** Sacred Valley (Urubamba or Ollantaytambo) - **Getting there:** Flights Lima–Cusco take about 1 hour 20 minutes; Cusco airport to Pisac is about 1 hour by road, and Pisac to Urubamba a further 45 minutes. - **Plan:** Take an early flight to Cusco, at about 3,400 metres, and head straight down into the Sacred Valley, which sits lower and makes it easier to acclimatise. Stop at Pisac to walk through the Inca terraces and citadel above the town and browse its market, which is busiest on Sundays. Continue along the Urubamba river to your base, and take it easy for the evening, drinking plenty of water. - **Mobile signal:** Claro 4G covers Cusco and the valley towns, but there are dead spots on the mountain road down to Pisac and on the upper terraces. ### Day 3 in Peru: Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo - **Base:** Aguas Calientes - **Getting there:** Urubamba to Moray and Maras is about 45 minutes; the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes takes about 1 hour 30 minutes. - **Plan:** Visit Moray, a set of circular Inca terraces in deep hollows that may have served as an agricultural testing site, then the Maras salt pans, thousands of small terraced pools fed by a salty spring. In the afternoon, climb the terraces of the Ollantaytambo fortress and walk the old Inca grid of streets in the town below. Take the late-afternoon train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes for an early start tomorrow. - **Mobile signal:** Moray and Maras have weak coverage on the high plateau; the train runs through a narrow gorge with long gaps, but Aguas Calientes has 4G. ### Day 4 in Peru: Machu Picchu - **Base:** Aguas Calientes - **Getting there:** The bus from Aguas Calientes to the citadel takes about 25–30 minutes; the train back to Ollantaytambo takes about 1 hour 30 minutes, with a connecting bus to Cusco of about 1 hour 45 minutes. - **Plan:** Take one of the first buses up the switchback road to Machu Picchu, with your timed ticket and passport ready. Follow your assigned circuit past the Temple of the Sun, the Intihuatana stone and the agricultural terraces, with Huayna Picchu rising behind. If you booked ahead, climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain for a view down on the citadel. Return to Aguas Calientes and take an afternoon train back towards Cusco. - **Mobile signal:** Signal at the citadel is limited and unreliable, so save your entry ticket and train booking offline before you go up. ### Day 5 in Peru: Cusco: Plaza de Armas and Qorikancha - **Base:** Cusco - **Plan:** Spend the day in Cusco's historic centre, a UNESCO site. Visit the cathedral on the Plaza de Armas, with its colonial paintings, then walk to Qorikancha, the Inca temple of the sun, where Spanish builders put the church of Santo Domingo on top of the original stone walls. Walk up Hatun Rumiyoc street to see the twelve-angled stone, and finish in the San Blas quarter, with its steep lanes and craft workshops. - **Mobile signal:** Claro 4G is reliable across central Cusco; use the phone indoors or away from the kerb, and watch for protest disruption in local news. ### Day 6 in Peru: Sacsayhuamán and the hills above Cusco - **Base:** Cusco - **Getting there:** Sacsayhuamán is about a 30-minute walk uphill from the Plaza de Armas; Tambomachay is about 15 minutes further by road. - **Plan:** Walk up to Sacsayhuamán, the Inca complex with huge zig-zagging stone walls above the city. Continue to the smaller nearby sites of Q'enqo, a carved rock shrine, and Tambomachay, a set of stone fountains, using a taxi between them. In the afternoon, visit the San Pedro market for local produce and juices, and the Museo de Arte Precolombino for pre-Inca ceramics and gold. - **Mobile signal:** 4G is good at Sacsayhuamán and in the city; it gets weaker around Tambomachay, at the edge of the hills. ### Day 7 in Peru: Fly back to Lima - **Base:** Lima (Miraflores or Barranco) - **Getting there:** Flights Cusco–Lima take about 1 hour 20 minutes. - **Plan:** Take a morning flight back to Lima. If you have time before your international departure, visit the Museo Larco in Pueblo Libre for its pre-Columbian collections, or Huaca Pucllana in Miraflores, an adobe pyramid built by the Lima culture before the Incas. Leave plenty of time to reach the airport, as access roads around the new terminal remain slow at peak hours. - **Mobile signal:** Strong 4G in Lima and at Jorge Chávez airport for checking in and tracking your taxi. ### Staying connected on this Peru route - Save Machu Picchu tickets, train bookings and passport scans offline, as signal at the citadel and on the railway is unreliable. - Agree a code word with family in case your phone is stolen and used for a fake kidnapping call. - Download offline maps of the Sacred Valley and Cusco before your flight from Lima. - Check local news and train operator updates on the morning of your Machu Picchu trip, as protests can block roads and rail lines. ### Sources for the Peru itinerary - [UNESCO World Heritage: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274) - [UNESCO World Heritage: City of Cuzco](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/273) - [GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Peru safety and security](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/peru/safety-and-security) - [Opensignal: Peru](https://insights.opensignal.com/peru) - [Wikipedia: Jorge Chávez International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Ch%C3%A1vez_International_Airport) ## About this eSIM Three Perus share one country: the desert coast, the high sierra, and the Amazon east of it. Mobile data works well in the first, follows the valleys and towns in the second, and largely gives up in the third. Knowing which one you are standing in tells you more about your signal than any coverage claim, and an eSIM set up before you leave means you are at least sorted for the parts that do have towers. ### Getting online when you land Install the profile before you travel, while you are on home wifi, and keep the line switched off until arrival. Jorge Chávez in Lima is the entry point for most visitors, and the line usually registers while you are still walking toward baggage reclaim. Do not wait until you are outside to sort this. Lima's airport sits in Callao rather than the neighbourhoods you are probably staying in, the drive is long, and having a ride app running with a fixed fare beats arranging one at the exit. If you are connecting straight through to Cusco, switch the line on during the layover instead; it will reconnect to the local network at the far end without you doing anything. ### The networks you'll be on Coverage in Peru comes through Claro, on 4G LTE. LTE is what you will be riding in the cities, and in the mountains and jungle towns 3G is common. The practical version: in Lima, Arequipa and central Cusco your phone will feel entirely normal. In the Sacred Valley it will be slower but functional. Above the treeline or on a river, it will be nothing at all, and no network selection trick changes that. ### Where coverage holds, and where it thins Lima is comprehensively covered, from Miraflores and Barranco through the historic centre and out along the coast road. The Panamericana north and south of the capital keeps signal for long stretches, so the desert runs to Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca and up toward Trujillo are fine. In the highlands, service concentrates in the towns. Cusco is well served, as are Urubamba, Pisac and Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley. The train down to Aguas Calientes loses and regains signal through the gorge, and Machu Picchu itself has coverage that is best described as unreliable and heavily contended: assume you cannot load your ticket at the gate and have it saved offline. The Inca Trail and the Salkantay route are offline hikes from the second morning onwards. Puno and the Titicaca shoreline hold up; the Uros and Amantaní islands are much weaker. Colca Canyon has service at Chivay and the popular viewpoints, less so on the descent. Huaraz is connected, the Cordillera Blanca trailheads above it are not. The Amazon is the honest gap. Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado are functioning cities with functioning networks. Every lodge upriver from them, and the boat journey to reach it, should be treated as fully offline, which is generally the point of going. ### What you'll actually use data for here Timed entry is the big one. Machu Picchu tickets, circuit selections, bus queues at Aguas Calientes and train times all run to a schedule you need to be able to check and re check. Download the tickets rather than relying on opening an email at altitude. Beyond that: ride apps in Lima and Arequipa, where they are the sane way to move around at night; translation for menus and for the Quechua place names that Spanish signage does not always explain; weather and road status, because a pass can close and a river trip can be rescheduled; and altitude apps or a simple search when you are trying to work out whether how you feel on day one in Cusco is normal. It usually is, but it is nice to check. ### Before you fly Set the eSIM up at home and confirm it activates, then leave your usual SIM in for bank verification messages. Make the travel line your data line so nothing routes over your home number by accident. Download offline maps for Lima, Cusco and the Sacred Valley, plus any trekking area on your list. Save every ticket, permit and train booking as an image on the device itself. Bring a power bank sized for full days out, because cold and altitude both drain batteries faster than you expect, and a dead phone on the Ollantaytambo platform is a genuinely bad afternoon. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does an eSIM work in Peru? Yes. Your Peru eSIM connects automatically the moment you arrive, with no roaming fees and nothing to set up at the airport. The host networks it can use are Claro, Movistar. Coverage runs on 4G LTE and 5G where the network has rolled it out, and falls back to 4G elsewhere. ### Do I get 5G in Peru? Yes, where it has been deployed. 5G runs on Claro, Movistar in Peru, and your eSIM uses it automatically on a 5G-capable phone, dropping back to 4G LTE outside covered areas. No country is covered everywhere, so 5G availability varies by location. ### How do I get from Lima's new airport terminal to Miraflores? Miraflores is about 17 km from the Jorge Chávez terminal that opened in June 2025. Road access was limited at opening, and peak-hour traffic is slow. The UK Foreign Office recommends the official taxi desks just outside the baggage hall, and Airport Express Lima is the airport's official bus. Check live traffic on your phone before you set off. ### Which mobile network is best in Peru? In Opensignal's February 2026 report, Entel won 8 of 14 awards, including reliability and time on network, while Claro and Bitel shared the download-speed award. Movistar is the fourth operator. Your eSIM uses Claro's 4G LTE network, which works well in the cities. In remote valleys, any network can drop out. ### What is the fake kidnapping scam in Peru? The UK Foreign Office warns that criminals sometimes use stolen phones to contact the owner's family and friends, claim the owner has been kidnapped and demand a ransom. Agree a code word or a call-back routine with family before you travel, keep your phone out of sight at the roadside, and report any suspected case to the police on 105. ### Can protests stop the train to Machu Picchu? Yes. The UK Foreign Office says protests in Peru can cause roadblocks and train disruption, with Cusco and Puno among the areas affected. It is illegal for foreigners to take part in political demonstrations. Check local news and your train operator's updates on mobile data before you leave for the station, and keep tickets saved offline. ### How much data do I need for 7 days in Peru? For 7 days in Peru, Viasimo sells 100 MB for $1.29, 500 MB for $2.79, 1 GB for $3.59, and unlimited data for $40.99. Our sizing recommendation, not a measurement: maps, messaging and the occasional lookup, about 1 GB a week; maps, social, photos and some browsing, about 3 to 7 GB a week. The data calculator on this site works it out from how you actually use your phone. ## Information and verification - **Prices and plans**: Every price and allowance on this page is read from the live catalog, not typed in. Verified October 30, 2026. - **Host networks**: The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026.