Counting down to Jungle Jam in Jaco, Costa Rica

Article Contributed by Callanan and K… | Published on Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach/San Diego, CA group will be joined by special guest reggae superstar Don Carlos at  Jungle Jam IV January 16-19, 2014 in Jaco, Costa Rica. Ojo de Buey, Florian Droids, Thicker than Thieves, Dastardly Bastards and Fusion Funk San Jose have also been added to the Jungle Jam IV lineup. Featuring four days of continuous music, this year’s party in the jungle, the festival also includes newcomers G. Love & Friends, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, The Expendables, dopapod, and, Kung Fu as well as Jungle Jam veterans Max Creek, Oteil Burbridge, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band, Zach Deputy and Ryan Montbleau Band. The one-of-a-kind music and camping festival in Jaco, Costa Rica is hosted by the beautiful DoceLunas Resort Hotel and includes concerts at multiple locations in the area, including beach front venues, late night clubs and local theatres, all designed to create an up-close and personal concert experience.  The main stage schedule at the DoceLunas Resort is now available on the Jungle Jam IV website. Additional stage schedules will be announced the week of January 6.And this year, the party continues late night with a number of shows and one of a kind experiences including Headphone Disco, one of the most exciting dance party experiences to emerge in years. Where else can you witness one half of a crowd go wild to tough electro beats while the other half get down to some floor-shaking rock n' roll?  All at the same late night Jungle Jam Party. Festival tickets start at just $149 for a four day festival pass and $299 for a six day camping and festival pass.  Camping packages include the full access to Jungle Jam IV as well as camping in a secure area and round trip airport transfers.  All the amenities of a top notch camping and music festival will be available including showers, food vendors as well as a General Store. The campground will open on January 15, 2014 and close on January 21, 2014.A limited number of all-inclusive hotel packages are still available at the Best Western Jaco Beach Resort. Condo packages are available at a number of the best resorts along Jaco Beach including the La Paloma Blanca, Bahia Azul, Bahia Encantada, The Palms and Diamante Del Sol.  All camping, hotel and condo packages include festival tickets and ground transportation transfers to and from San Jose Airport.The DoceLunas Resort has been the home for Jungle Jam since 2011 and is truly one of the gems of all Central America.  Located among the towering jungle shade trees, the DoceLunas Resort is a three minute drive or a one mile walk from the beach. Wild life abounds and scarlet macaws, monkeys, geckos and anteaters all can be seen on the grounds at DoceLunas.Most Jungle Jam IV performances will take place during the evenings allowing attendees the opportunity to take advantage of all that Costa Rica has to offer from zip line adventures across the rain forest, boat cruises to see crocodiles, surfing lessons, day trips to Manuel Antonio National Park and much more.