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

By James On May 31, 2023

Kudanisar Shrine is inside The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomregion of the Gerudo Desert.

Our guide will help you find the location of the Kudanisar Shrine, solve the puzzles and lead you through the “Bridging the Sands” challenge to collect the chests and Light of blessing.

If you have not completed the main quest “Riju of the Gerudo Town”, reaching this shrine can become even more difficult as the surrounding areas will be covered in a huge sandstorm. We recommend completing that part of the main story first to make it easier for you to spot the shrine and explore the region.

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

Kudanisar Shrine location

The Kudanisar Shrine is located in the Gerudo Desert region. The exact coordinates are (-4168, -2144, 0050). This shrine can be a bit difficult to reach as it is surrounded by shifting sand and powerful Soldier Constructs.

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There are a few methods to reach the shrine: gliding or making a sled vehicle. To reach the Kudanisar Shrine by gliding, you will travel to the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Towerand float to the entrance of the sanctuary. If you want to make a powered sleigh, there are many wooden planks north and south of the shrine. Attach a fan and steering stick to the wooden plank and send it to the platform of the shrine.

Kudanisar Shrine walkthrough

The Kudanisar Shrine tests your ability to traverse drifting sand with wooden planks and powerful sleds.

1. Go down the stairs to find wooden planks floating through the sand.

2. Jump over the wooden planks to the next platform. If you can’t make it on top of the wooden planks, continue as far as you can to the next wooden plank or platform.

Make a ramp using a wooden plank in the Kudanisar Shrine in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

3. Grab one of the floating wooden planks with Ultrahand and lean it against the fence in front of you. It will float with the sand, but it will be stopped by the wall.

4. Do a running jump to the wooden ramp and use the ramp to climb over the wall.

5. Defeat the Construct hiding behind the wooden plank.

6. Make your way across the drifting sand to the ladder in front of you by jumping to the wooden planks.

7. Climb up the ladder and step on the square orange button to launch a small ball across the room.

8. Look in the direction the ball was sent to find a staircase leading to the shifting sand.

Link pilots a powered Zonai sled vehicle to a cube platform on his right in the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

9. Slide over to the two Zonai sled constructions and drive one of them to the cube platform with a Construct on the right.

10. Park your vehicle on the same side as the flat wooden plank and grab the upright wooden plank with Ultrahand.

Link with Ultrahand to lean a wooden plank against a platform in the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

11. Lean the wooden plank on the platform where the Construct is to create a ramp and make your way to the platform.

12. Defeat the Construct and open the chest to find one hasty elixir.

13. Jump back onto your vehicle, which may need readjustment to point to the platform the ball was sent to.

Link rides a sled to a platform with two structures on it at the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

14. Drive your vehicle under the transparent platforms and use Ascend to reach the upper floor.

15. Defeat the two structures and head to the lower level to find two Zonai sled structures, a button and the ball, which is conveniently blocked by a gate.

16. Attach the ball to the front of one of the Zonai sled structures and step on the button to open the gate.

17. Use Ultrahand to drive the sled onto the sand and steer the vehicle.

18. Drive the vehicle back to where you found the first sled and you will find two wooden planks lying flat on the ground and one wooden plank standing upright in the sand.

Make a bridge by using three wooden planks in the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

19. Fasten the three wooden planks together lengthwise to make a bridge that will span the gap between the stairs and the platform.

20. Detach the ball from your vehicle and place it in the bowl switch at the top of the stairs to unlock the exit.

Link rides a sleigh to a chest hanging on a rope at the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

21. Return to your vehicle at the bottom of the bridge and turn left to one chest hanging on a rope in the distance.

22. Adjust your vehicle to face the hanging box and drive to the lone platform in the sand.

Link shoots a rope while holding up a chest, then quickly grabs the chest with Ultrahand in the Kudanisar Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

23. Shoot the rope with an arrow, and quickly switch to Ultrahand to grab the floating chest.

24. Place the chest on the platform and open it to receive 10 arrows.

25. Return to the shrine exit by riding the sleigh to the bridge and complete the shrine to get a Light of blessing.