Zora's River

Time to head to Zora's Domain via Zora's River

Head towards Zora’s River

Zora’s River is to the east of Kakariko Village’s entrance. Just look for the river and run east along the river, following it towards the mountain

Zora’s River is just east of the Kakariko Village Entrance

Head into the actual Zora’s River entrance.

Bomb the rocks in Zora’s River

Follow the river until you get to 4 big boulders. Blow them up with your new bombs from Dodongo’s Cavern.

Bomb the rocks to get into Zora’s River

You can grab the chicken at this point if you want to grab an easy heart piece. You can take the chicken across the river and up the path until you get to a ledge near a heart piece. Then you can jump with the chicken towards the heart piece, and drop the chicken at the last minute to grab the ledge.

Let go of the chicken at the last minute to grab the ledge

Follow the path until you get to a bridge. After you cross it, go to the place with all the ledges.

You’ll see another heart piece - it’s easiest to grab it with the boomerang once you get it

Play Zelda’s Lullaby to open the Waterfall

You must get to the ledge right in front of the waterfall. When you are standing on the engraving on the ground, play Zelda’s Lullaby on your Ocarina.

Play Zelda’s Lullaby to open the waterfall

The waterfalls should stop and you should be able to jump across the platform to the entrance of Zora’s Domain

Ocarina of Time Switch 2 screenshots: Zora's River

1 screenshot of Zora's River from the Nintendo Switch 2 remake, taken from the September 8, 2026 Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and the trailer that closed it. The remake is not out until November 5, 2026, so the walkthrough above is written from the N64 original. All Switch 2 screenshots and everything we know →

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From the trailer: Zora’s River, on the way up to Zora’s Domain. Young Link hops the mossy rocks toward a set of steps and an ornate archway with twisted columns, with blue-tiled water channels carved in Zora motifs alongside. The original’s approach was bare rock and a waterfall; this is a proper built entrance.

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