Update: Benicamp has now been approved by the local authority, this article was updated in June 2010 to reflect this information.
At Benicassim you have two options on where to pitch your tent for the duration of the festival:
- VillaCamp (formerly BeniCamp) – an extra 65 € to camp here!
- CampFIB – included in the price of your ticket
- BeniCAMP – included in the price of your ticket
Here’s the low down on the differences between the two camping areas:
CampFIB – included in the price of your ticket
CampFIB is free to everybody who has purchased a 4, 3 or 2 day pass. CampFIB has several bar areas, communal showers, toilets and first aid facilities. You will find the camping area right next to the main festival arena which means it does stay noisey all night (however pack yourself some earplugs and you’ll soon find yourself asleep should you be too tired to carry on partying). CampFIB has a surface area of 150.000 m2, this is 50% bigger than the site in 2009, mainly due to the decision to charge a premium to stay on VillaCamp (formerly BeniCamp). CampFIB is the only camping area where you can bring a caravan or camper van.
Opening times for CampFIB:
Access: sign-posts from Aquarama, the town’s waterpark
Open from: 10:00 AM on Tuesday July 13th
Closes: 12:00AM July 20th
Availability:
Ticket holders – are able to camp for 3 days over the follow periods:
– Full 3/4 day ticket holders – have access to the camping area the 9 days that it’s open.
– 2 day ticket holders (Thursday and Friday): from 10:00AM Thursday July 15th until 07:00 PM Saturday July 17th.
– 2 day ticket holders (Friday and Saturday): from 10:00AM Friday July 16th until 07:00 PM Sunday July 18th.
– 2 day ticket holders (Saturday and Sunday): from 10:00 AM Saturday July 17th until 07:00 PM Monday July 19th.
BeniCamp – included in the price of your ticket
BeniCamp is free (included in your ticket price). It is located close to Benicàssim’s town centre, and will be open as a camping area from Monday July 12th until Tuesday July 20th. BeniCamp is generally very popular due to its proximity to the town centre and beaches, it is much smaller than CampFIB and as such fills up very quickly.
Initially the organisers of Benicassim festival were struggling to get permission to run BeniCamp for the 2010 festival. However permission has now been granted! So party on!!
BenicCamp has virtually the same services as CampFib except it can’t accommodate campervans.
Opening times:
Access: from Benicàssim’s city centre
Open from: 10:00 AM on Monday July 12th
Closes: 12:00AM July 20th
Availability:
Ticket holders – are able to camp for 3 days over the follow periods:
– Full 3/4 day ticket holders – have access to the camping area the 9 days that it’s open.
– 2 day ticket holders (Thursday and Friday): from 10:00AM Thursday July 15th until 07:00 PM Saturday July 17th.
– 2 day ticket holders (Friday and Saturday): from 10:00AM Friday July 16th until 07:00 PM Sunday July 18th.
– 2 day ticket holders (Saturday and Sunday): from 10:00 AM Saturday July 17th until 07:00 PM Monday July 19th.
VillaCamp – costs 65 € to camp here
VillaCamp is Benicassim’s VIP Camping area, it was originally thought that VillaCamp would replace Benicamp, however the festival organisers have since been granted permission to open BeniCamp as usual (see above).
2010 is the first time that Benicassim organisers have decided to charge for a campsite. As far as we can tell the main benefits of VillaCamp are that you have access to individual showers and bathrooms. However, VillaCamp is also further from the festival arena which means that you’re more likely to get some sleep when you get back to your tent after a hard evening partying, however it also means that you have a bit of a trek to get back to your tent! The campsite also has a parking area, security, medical and bars (serving food and drink). VillaCamp is open from July 12th-20th. The full stay has a cost of 65 € per person.
Anybody who has bought a 4, 3 and 2 day ticket or a day pass – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – is able to buy a VillaCamp ticket. However should the campsite reach capacity then tickets will be taken off sale as soon as this happens.
We’re keen to hear your thoughts on the new VillaCamp idea? Do you think it’s worth it or is 65 € a bit of a swizz for the sake of a private shower and toilet? – Give us your thoughts below. If you’re staying on VillaCamp send us your photos and we can show the world “how the other half live”. Also, we’re aware that BeniCamp has always been really popular amongst regular festival goers looking for somewhere a bit quieter than the CampFIB site – are you glad to see confirmation that it’s open for this year’s festival?
We are coming in a small campervan, which campsites can we go on and does it cost any extra. thanks
Going solo…my mate has bailed…mayb comin later in the week, however iim flying ther tomo Morn from Liverpool….need an adopted family…. Ready to Raaaave x
Anyone able to give me the low down on shade between the two sites?
Its got me baffled as to whether there are two for the punters and a third that you have to pay for or just one major one now and the other you pay for.
Shade will make or break my bones and have to decide whether or not to buy tarp…
Cheers team, see you there
hello! Im going to the festival alone and was hoping on being able to camp. however ive been backpacking europe so I dont have a tent with me and im having no luck in finding a place in valencia (its where I am before the festival) that rents out tents. does anybody know of any? im getting a tad desperate! any help would be great. thanks!
hi everyone,
i wanted to know, can you buy tents there? we are travelling around europe and were going to buy tents at this part of our trip. let me know =)
thanks!
Does anyone know if BeniCamp is open again this year? Only says Vip camp and camp FIB on site????
Yo!
Me and my Girlfriend are staying in the VillaCamp for Beni.
Will give a review of it when I’m back from the festival.
Cheers
Pel
Hello all-
I’m travelling to Beni from England with my boyfriend, brother & his girlfriend in a camper-van…. does anyone know what the camping arrangements have been for camper-vans in the past? There is still no info on the official site. There’s only room for my boyfriend & I in the van, so brother will be camping- will we be allowed on the same site?
Any info would be great 🙂
I’d also like to know where exactly we should be going to purchase the VillaCamp tickets & if the camping dates will remain the same?
well worth getting villa camp tkts. had lots more shade than the other campsites and individual showers and toilets without much of a q. nice and spaced out too!
Hi does anybody know how to book the passes for the villa camp area? Thanks
can anyone tell me what its like to stay in villacamp – where exactly is it?
Hi Beni People!
I went last year with some mates and it was awesome, can’t wait to go again, fly out tomorrow from Stansted at 7.30am! I’ll be along to the beach party, my mate just pulled out last minute so I’m also on the look out for an adopted family! Hoping to get in benicamp or fibcamp…
See you all there!
Adrian
I was meant to be going for a stag do but they bottled it and have gone to brigton, there are only two of us going, driving down leaving in a couple of hours. We decided to stay and villa because of the parking thing just seemed safer (probably not though) hoping to meet loads of you at the beach party., o and we’ll be in he green t-shirts that sa i heart (in the spanish flag) beni 2010.
sup rahcel!, i am also going sort of solo. managed to find a few friends who i met in barcalona (for 24 hours) who are going and i am meeting with them. i have heard its very easy to get adopted by other people through the campsite so dont worry, just enjoy!
That sounds good. I’m really excited now. Will definately look out for you there. obviously i can’t miss you with all the mad stuff you’ll have with you. I’ll look you up on facebook.
Rachel,
we are deffo going to the beach party and Chris( the guy sorting it out) is staying in the fib camp site where as we and a few more are in the benni site so take ya pick…. im already on facebook, so is the other guys… you wont be able to miss our camping bit… trees……flowers, lights, music…NOISE…. look for all the bubbles and hula shit….lol…… by the way my last names miller.
oh im excited i go tomorrow….. Barcelona for the world cup final, COOL!!!!
Admin – can you buy Villa Camp tickets on arrival?
Admin, I am thinking about looking into Villa Camp but could you please confirm the links from your page are valid
https://www.elca-services.ch/tnsa7/live/shop/FIB_ABO/FIB/ts/event/seat_selection.php?CNSACTION=TS_SELECT_REPRESENTATION&resa_event_code=FIB_10&organizer_code=FIB&resa_product_code=VILLACAMP&resa_channel_code=FIBABO&resa_system=tnce7&lang=en
The logo states 2009 dates and I have already vbeen stumped by buying tickets from the dodgy Beniscassim site and then again from ticketmaster and don’t want to get stumped again for this one…?
Is villacamp closer to the beach then? does anyone know how far away it is from it?
Awwww cheers Laura that’s a huge relief I was planning to go to the beach party too.
Hey Rachel,
Its my first time too but im going with a group of friends who have been there before and meeting up with others they met last year (the guy who’s organizing the beach party on facebook) anyhoo your more then welcome to come and camp party with us….. Now this camping bollocks has happened im not quite sure where we’ll camp as they were going to be camping at the villa one but now you have to pay im not too sure but i’ll keep you informed.
On the official site it states they have three camp sites, the two free ones, benicamp and camp fib and the vip one as well?
Hi, Just wondering if its free to park a campervan in the CampFIB or do you have to pay extra?
I had a look on there, the transfer is at 11am but I Iand at 6pm. I found a link through this site to mediteraneo but the transfers are 80 euros. But I need to get there somehow. See you all there with or without my friend
Rachel – get an Eufest.com coach. They are easy and convenient. That sucks about your mate. There was meant to be a few of us but now we are down to two. Get yourself along to the beach party on the Tuesday night and i’m sure you’ll get an adopted family for the week!
It’s my first time this year, was supposed to be going with a friend but they can’t afford it now but I’ve paid for my ticket and flights now. So it looks like I’m going on my own now. Any advice. Also i was supposed to be getting a hire car from Alicante with my friend who drives. With her looking like she’s not going now I’ve been looking at coaches and trains but I’m having no luck. Is anyone arriving at Alicante around 6pm on tuesday that could share a hire car or any method of getting there that would make it cheaper.
Yes there are loads of shops that offer tents, camping equipment etc and if you read my post before there is a supermarket and there are other places to eat and drink…
Is there anywhere to hire some camping gear like tents, sleeping bags, torches etc. I’m coming from Australia and don’t want to carry too much! Also are there shops for food and drink?
theres a couple of bars and a few little shops but we just bought our booze from the supermarket…
Does anybody know if you ahve to pay/reserve the lockers at the festival?
And if their are any cash machines?
sounds amense is there annywhere near the beach to buy your booze from or do u have to lug a load of booze round with you for the night :/
yeah im not playa hating 😛
http://www.facebook.com/benicassimfestivalfans?ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=115986991779811&ref=ts
There’ll be a Wednesday one too i’d imagine but why not have a Tuesday sesh as well!?
the party is usually on the Wednesday night pretty much everyone goes down the night before the music and usually go skinny dipping…
Beach party sounds good!! can u post the facebook link so i can have a look please 😀
There’s a massive beach party for the Tuesday night being organised on Facebook. Some boy has got a mint set of speakers and everything. Hope to see you all there!
@ James lots of people come on different days and different times you shouldn’t worry
@ Kate you can defo camp form those dates but i wouldn’t recommend staying till the 20th its completely dead
if i arrive on thursday the 15th. do you reckon CampFIB will be full up? I dont wanna get there and find they dont have room for me
Can you definitely camp on CampFIB from the 12th-20th. Why not just have private showers that you have to pay for rather than another campsite… as its really only the showers that are different. oh and the parking but you could have that still and charge like 10Euros or something??!!
yes there are lockers near the entrance
Does anybody know if there are lockers to put valuables in on the campsite?
mate you won’t be saying that after a couple of days…
who needs sleep! PARTY! WOO
Ridiculous!!!
We bought two Villa Camp tickets at the weekend. What sold it was the parking, we’re driving down and having parking near to the campsite would be a major bonus. Also hoping:
– That less people will be willing to pay for a campsite so there’ll be more space available.
– That it is the campsite nearer the beach with more trees to provide shade
– That facilities will be better and there’ll be less queing for washing, showers etc.
Obviously these are a lot of things to take on trust. I’ll be more likely to complain if I’ve paid 130 euros for two of us and the facilities aren’t much improvement over a normal festival campsite and the car park’s miles away.
I think it would be good if the organisers could Fes up about where it is (especially the car park, it would be nice to know where to head for when we reach Benicassim on Tuesday!)
So it is the campsite furthest away from the festival that they are now charging for then? This is my third time at benicassim and I’ll be arriving on the wednesday lunchtime. The is not a chance I’ll be paying 65 euro for camping spot when ive already shelled out £170 for a ticket.Talk about screwing over the people who over the years have put money into this festival, told others about this festival therefore adding to what this festival has become.
yes it is
Will CampFIB be opened fromt he 12th-20th aswell?
Its a joke that they charge for something that has been free up to now. Has it been confirmed that it is the same place? I don’t like the way they’ve been so underhand and cagey about it. Pay extra but we won’t show you where it is. I thought they claimed to have closed the site due to health and safety which was a bare faced lie. They don’t even have the map up on the website anymore. Ridiculous.