Tabantha Region Guide — West Hyrule's Wide Open Frontier

Tabantha is TotK's western wild — vast tundra, snowfields, the ancient Forgotten Temple, and the approach road to Rito Village. It's one of the least talked-about regions but has solid content: a Lynel in the Colosseum above, strong gem caves, and the Goddess Statue of the Forgotten Temple. This guide covers the full Tabantha circuit.

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Getting to Tabantha

Primary routes:

• From Hyrule Field: West road past Outskirt Stable → Tabantha Bridge → Tabantha Frontier
• From Gerudo: North past Wasteland Stable → into southwest Tabantha
• From Hebra/Rito: South from Rito Village direction into Tabantha Snowfield

Key landmark: Tabantha Bridge crosses the Tabantha Gorge — a massive canyon separating Central Hyrule from Tabantha. The bridge is the main surface entry point.

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Tabantha Frontier

Location: Central Tabantha — wide flat expanse between the gorge and the snowfield

The Tabantha Frontier is the transition zone:

Nero Hill Area

Low rolling hills north of the Tabantha Bridge landing:

• Multiple Korok Seeds (pinwheel + rock lift types on the hills)
• A Moblin camp at the base of the largest hill
• Cave on the hill's east face: ore deposits + Bubbulfrog

Tabantha Village Ruins

Ancient ruins of a pre-Calamity settlement in central Tabantha:

• Offers stone Korok Seeds at the ruin pillars
• Chest buried in the rubble (mid-tier weapon)
• Multiple Bokoblin camps occupying the ruins

Malin Bay

Southwest Tabantha — the bay where Tabantha meets the Gerudo Sea:

• Coastal Korok Seeds (cliff-edge type)
• Small cave on the bay's north face: modest gem deposit
• Sea views — good aerial vantage for the map layout

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Tabantha Snowfield

Location: North Tabantha — cold expanse leading to Hebra

The snowfield requires cold resistance (same as Hebra — bring Snowquill Armor or warm food):

Snowfield Layout

• Flat, wide, and exposed — good visibility for Korok Seeds
• Rock lift Koroks are extremely common (half-buried rocks everywhere)
• Sparse enemy camps — mostly Bokoblins with occasional White Bokoblin

Selmie's Spot

Selmie is a former champion shield surfer who lives alone in a cabin in the Tabantha Snowfield:

• Location: North-central snowfield
• Talk to Selmie for lore about BotW-era champions
• Shield Surfing Side Quest: She gives a quest to shield surf a specific slope — reward is a shield upgrade tip or rupees

Snowfield Stables

• Remote stable in the northern snowfield
• Pony Points available
• Useful if you're exploring Tabantha before having Rito Village fast travel

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Forgotten Temple

Location: North Tabantha Frontier — large ancient structure in a gorge

The Forgotten Temple is one of TotK's most impressive atmospheric locations:

Inside the Forgotten Temple

• Long ancient corridor lined with Guardian-like statues (from BotW era — inactive now)
• High winds in the corridor make traversal tricky on foot
• Goddess Statue at the far end: one of the game's Goddess Statue locations — can exchange Spirit Orbs here
• Treasure chests lining the corridor walls: 7+ chests with various weapon/material rewards
• Bubbulfrog in the side passage off the main corridor

Forgotten Temple Approach

The approach through the canyon:

• Updraft columns inside the temple let you glide over the wind-hazard floor
• With Tulin's Gust, traversal is trivial — without it, use Recall on the wind jets
• The chests are worth the effort — some contain gems or higher-tier equipment

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Tabantha Skyview Tower

Location: Central Tabantha Frontier

The Tabantha Skyview Tower covers west Hyrule:

• Reveals: Tabantha Frontier, Tabantha Snowfield, west Gerudo (partial)
• Activate early for map coverage before exploring
• Launch from the tower and glide north into Tabantha Snowfield or east toward Forgotten Temple

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Floating Colosseum (Sky — Above Tabantha)

Location: Sky island directly above the Tabantha Frontier

The Floating Colosseum is a sky island arena with Lynel gauntlet encounters — multiple Lynels of escalating tier:

Colosseum Lynels:

• Red-Mane Lynel (weakest tier)
• Blue-Mane Lynel (mid tier)
• White-Mane Lynel (upper tier)
• Silver Lynel (highest tier)

Access:

• From Tabantha Frontier Skyview Tower: launch and glide to the Colosseum (it's directly visible from launch height)
• Alternatively: find the Colosseum approach sky island and use Ascend + Zonai device launches

Why visit: The Colosseum is the single best Lynel farming location in the game — multiple Lynels per run, each dropping top-tier Fuse materials and weapons.

See Minibosses Guide for full Lynel fight strategies.

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Gem Caves — Tabantha

Tabantha's rocky terrain has solid gem caves:

Tabantha Gorge cave (east wall):

• Sapphire (2-3 nodes) — most common in the gorge area
• Opal (1-2 nodes)
• Accessible from the bridge landing by descending into the gorge

Snowfield ice cave:

• Ruby nodes (3) — ice biome consistent Ruby source
• Bubbulfrog inside

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Korok Seeds — Tabantha

Best Korok areas in Tabantha:

1. Tabantha Snowfield — rock lift Koroks everywhere across flat snow terrain
2. Forgotten Temple corridor — several Koroks inside the temple
3. Nero Hill — pinwheel + balloon Koroks on hill crests
4. Tabantha Village Ruins — offering stone Koroks at ruin sites

A full Tabantha Korok sweep nets 12-18 seeds.

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Quick Tips

• Cold resistance for Snowfield — the transition from Tabantha Frontier to Tabantha Snowfield hits immediately. Keep Spicy Elixirs stocked if you don't have Snowquill Armor.
• Forgotten Temple chests — don't skip the side chests in the temple corridor. They're easy to miss but guaranteed rewards for low risk.
• Floating Colosseum = best Lynel farm — if you're ready for multi-Lynel combat, the Colosseum above Tabantha is the most efficient Lynel drop location in the game.
• Selmie's quest — quick side quest for easy rupees. The shield surfing slope is visible from her cabin.
• Tabantha Tower first — activate the Skyview Tower before exploring. The region is large and navigation without map reveal is slow.

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See also: Hebra Region Guide | Minibosses Guide | Resource Gathering Guide