Kitawak Shrine location and walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Kitawak Shrine is inside The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘s Gerudo Highlands.

Our guide will help you find the Kitawak Shrine location, solve the puzzles and guide you through the “Upward and Forward” puzzle to collect the chest and Light of blessing.

When you’re done, our shrine locations page or interactive Hyrule map can lead you to something else.


Location Kitawak Shrine

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The Kitawak Shrine can be found within the Gerudo Highlands region, east of the Gerudo desert on top of the East Gerudo Mesa. The exact coordinates are (-1529, -2928, 0321).


Kitawak Shrine Walkthrough

Kitawak Shrine test you Ultra handy proficiency in a range of construction challenges. You rely on an original stone slab to get through the entire sanctuary.

Kitawak Shrine walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Link attaches a stone slab

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1. Run forward to upright plank. Usage Ultra convenient to grab a nearby stone slab and attach it to the shelf in front of you. Usage Ultra convenient to lower the plank and make a bridge, and cross over to the other side.

2. Use Ultra convenient, detach the stone slab from the bridge and attach it to the spinning gear, now on your right. Time a jump on the plate to cross the chasm safely. Head up the ramp to find a chest with a bundle of 10 arrows.

Kitawak Shrine walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Link attaches a stone slab to a gear

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3. Paraglide back to the middle platform to find another stone slab. Usage Ultra handy to attach the plate to the next upright plank in front of you, then lower the structure to use as a bridge. Now remove the original stone plate from the gear and bring it over the lowered bridge. Usage Ultra handy to fix the plate to the middle of the bridge to give you the ramp you need to climb to the top platform,

Kitawak Shrine walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Link attaches a stone slab to form an inclined bridge

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4. Use when you are safely on the platform Ultra convenient to detach the original stone slab and take it to the inert catapult now in front of you. Attach it to the slingshot shelf – somewhere in the middle, where it can give the slingshot some length but keep you close enough to the top platform so you can slide to the sigil. Once attached, run to the end of the makeshift catapult and use an arrow or thrown object to hit the yellow button. Then fly!

Kitawak Shrine walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Link attaches a stone slab to form a slingshot

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5. Slide to the sigil to get a Light of blessing.