Patolandia - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Affordable Airboat Assisted Duck Hunts

About Patolandia

During the season, the marshes of Sinaloa are populated with millions of waterfowl. Patolandia hosts duck hunters from November, through the first week of March. Hunters travel from all over the world to hunt ducks, doves and geese. The marshes around Culiacan are winter home to Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Blue-Winged Teal, Spoonbill, Pintail (Sprig) Widgeon, Ruddy, Gadwall, Pichiguila ailas Blancas, Black-Bellied Whistling Tree Duck, Pichiguila Café, American Black Duck, Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, Goldeneye, White Fronted Goose, Snow Goose and Black Brant.

In Spanish, Patolandia means "Duckland". Patolandia offers comfortable lodging, transportation in Airboats to the duck blinds, experienced guides, warm Mexican hospitality and lot of ducks at some of the most affordable pricing in all of Mexico! Our Patolandia Lodge is right on the marsh. It’s a 2 minute walk to the airboats – that’s it! In just a few minutes, you are whisked at high speed, just inches above the water, to your private duck blind. Our Patolandia Hunting Lodge is located just 40 miles north of Culiacan, and is only a 45 minute drive from the Airport on a 4 lane highway. Hunters are welcomed in the Culiacan International Airport by a Patolandia Club representative

We have facilities for handicapped. There is no need for long walks, you don’t get wet or stay on your feet all day. Most of our duck hunting blinds can accommodate a wheelchair. Please inquire if you have any special needs.

About Sinaloa, Mexico

The name of Sinaloa comes from a term used in Cahita language that means "Pitahaya Redonda" (Rounded Pitaya), a fruit typical of region. The conquest of Sinaloa began 1531 by the Spaniards headed by Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán.

The State of Sinaloa, located in the Mexican Northwest, in the narrow coastal plain between the Sierra Madre mountains and the Sea of Cortez. It offers a rich variety of beautiful natural landscapes.

With many different climates, an extraordinary abundance of water and a very rich farming land, the State has many fully developed ecosystems: from the rain forest in the south, to the temperate climate of the Sierra Madre.

There are hundreds of miles of sunny tropical beaches estuaries, rich and productive agricultural valleys. Sinaloa is home to a wide biodiversity, with species of great synergetic value: goose, duck, dove and quail. Sinaloa has something everyone.

Visit Sinaloa and visit Patolandia. You get all the comfort and facilities of a modern community, within an old culture and a rich ecosystem. A place that awaits you with the best it has to offer: the hospitality of its people.

Patolandia Package Prices for 2007 Season
“Ask about our father-son, father-daughter packages!”

PACKAGE D-1: - PRICE: $ 1,600.00 per hunter
Hotel Lodging, breakfast & dinner not included

• 3 Sessions of Duck Hunting (5 hours of hunting or the daily hunting limit)
• Breakfast and Lunch at Patolandia.
• Soft drinks (diet and regular), bottled water, fruit juice and beer
• Ground transportation to the Hunting areas every day
• Airboat transportation to the Duck blinds
• Ground transportation airport-hotel-airport

PACKAGE D-2: - PRICE: $ 1,800.00 per hunter
Hotel Lodging, breakfast & dinner not included

• 3 Sessions of Duck Hunting (5 hours of hunting or the daily hunting limit)
• 2 Sessions of Dove Hunting
• Box lunch at the dove field and at the blind
• Soft drinks (diet and regular), water, fruit juice and beer
• Ground and airboat transportation to the Hunting areas and Duck blinds every day
• Ground transportation airport-hotel-airport

PACKAGE D-3: - PRICE: $ 2,100.00 per hunter
3 Night/3 Day Lodging ,meals & daily maid service included

• 3 Sessions of Duck Hunting (Maximum 5 hours of hunting or the daily hunting limit)
• 2 Sessions of Dove Hunting
• 3 Nights at Patolandia lodge with meals
• Soft drinks (diet and regular), water, fruit juice and beer and box lunch at the Dove fields
• Ground & airboat transportation to Hunting areas & Duck blinds each day
• Ground transportation airport-Patolandia-airport

PACKAGE D-4: - Price $1,500 per Hunter
3 Night/3 Day Lodging ,meals & daily maid service included

• 3 Days with 6 Sessions of Dove hunting. (3 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon)
• Breakfast and Lunch during the hunts.
• Soft drinks (diet and regular), bottled water, fruit juices and beers.
• Ground transportation to the Dove fields.
• Ground transportation Airport-Hotel-Airport.

EXTRA SERVICES:

• Duck Hunting (5 hours of hunting or the daily hunting limit) $450.00
• Dove Hunting $150.00
• Goose Hunting (maximum 4 hours) $200.00
• Extra night at Patolandia with 3 meals $100.00
• Non hunters per day $150.00
• Bird cleaning and packing (Ducks and Doves) $1/bird

NOTE: These prices are effective only with any of our Packages, NOT AS INDIVIDUAL PRICES.

NEW SPECIAL: Father & Son, Father & Daughter Special

Patolandia Hunting Packages Includes

Not Included in the Patolandia Packages

Airfare, Shotgun shells, Mexican Hunting licenses (we can help get it for you), hotel room in Culiacan at the Hotel San Luis Linda Vista for Hunt Packages D-1 & D-2, bird cleaning and packing, gratuities for the helpers and staff and items of personal nature.

Gratuities: We recommend tipping the bird boy $20.00 per hunter after each hunt. Tips to lodge personnel are given to management to be distributed to cooks, maids, waitress, airboat drivers and mechanics. The recommended Lodge tip is between $50.00 to $100.00 per hunter and is requested at the end of the trip.

During your stay at Patolandia

• Lightweight Camo hunting clothes
• Hip or Chest waders are not necessary at Patolandia
• We recommend you to bring your own liquor and we provide everything else to drink it.
• Light jacket, cap, sun glasses and sunscreen.
• Tennis shoes or lightweight insulated boots.
• Camera and plenty of film or camcorder (bring an extra battery)
• Medium size cooler to bring your Ducks and Doves home.
• Insect repellent (If you come in early November).
• Duck calls (optional).
• You can bring your cell phone; we have signal and 12 Volts contacts. (consult with your carrier)
• You can bring your hunting dog; just notify the airline in advance.
• Patolandia provides bottled water and purified ice.
• All birds are cleaned, packed and frozen in a plastic bag. All the birds have a tag with the date they were hunted so you can be sure that you are taking home the birds you shot.

Patolandia Hunting Seasons

Mexico Duck, Dove & Goose Hunting Limits

Capacity at Patolandia

Patolandia has capacity for hunting parties from 2 up to 12 hunters in our lodge. We have three double rooms and two triple rooms. All restrooms have hot water 24 hours a day. Electricity is 110 volts and is provided by a generator at night. We also have 12 volt electricity provided by solar panels 24 hours a day.

The booking calendar changes on almost a daily basis, please contact Global Sporting Safaris for current availability on your specific travel dates.

Accommodations at Patolandia

Parties of at least 2 are recommended, but individuals are welcome too. Larger parties can book the entire lodge for a private hunt with a minimum of 8 hunters (12 maximum). The lodge has 2 triple rooms, 3 double rooms, 4 bathrooms, hot water, maid service, dinning room, kitchen, 2 palapas, 2 outside grills, 110 and 12 volt electricity.

Ask about our special if you book 11 or more hunters at one time.

The Meals at Patolandia

The food we serve at Patolandia is traditional food of México. Breakfast will consist of eggs cooked several different ways, fresh orange juice, coffee, toast, beans and handmade tortillas. Lunch depends on the program, if the hunters are just Duck hunting, we provide a box lunch in the blind (at 1:00 p.m.) that can be machaca burritos, jam sandwich or fried chicken. If you are Duck and Dove hunting, we provide lunch at the camp with Mexican food like tacos, tostadas, chili rellenos, etc.

Dinner usually consists of duck specialties prepared several different ways, fish, seafood, cabrito, asado sinaloense (typical local dish), Mexican "Antojitos,” etc. We also serve bottled water, purified ice, regular and diet coke, beer, etc. Dinner can be enjoyed at one of the two Palapas, or in the dinning room. We serve a traditional Mexican menu during your hunt.

Activities for the non-hunter at Patolandia

Packing for Patolandia