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Great Bay
Jump the fence with Epona, play the Song of Healing for Mikau, and take the Zora eggs from the fortress before you wake the turtle.
1. Ride Epona to the coast
Learn Epona’s Song from Romani on a Day 1 ranch visit, then ride west from Termina Field and jump the fences. Activate the coast owl statue so the egg route can use the Song of Soaring.
2. Bring Mikau ashore
Find the struggling Zora offshore, push him to the beach and listen to him. Play the Song of Healing beside him to receive the Zora Mask. Use Zora swimming and the barrier for underwater routes; 3DS fast swimming consumes magic.
3. Infiltrate the Pirates’ Fortress
Enter the underwater approach as Zora Link and progress through its switches into the inner fortress. Sneak across the courtyard, reach the barred view of the leader’s room and shoot the beehive. Drop into the cleared room and open the Hookshot chest.
4. Collect the four fortress eggs
Hookshot to the egg chambers, defeat the guards and bottle each egg from its tank. Deliver eggs to the Marine Research Lab tank when your bottles fill, then return for the rest. The Stone Mask helps with stealth; Shiro is in this fortress only in 3DS, not in N64.
5. Retrieve the three Pinnacle Rock eggs
Give the fisherman a clear pirate pictograph for the seahorse. Release and follow it at Pinnacle Rock, then defeat the Deep Pythons with the Zora barrier and bottle the remaining three eggs. Bring all seven to the laboratory.
6. Learn the song and wake the turtle
Once the eggs hatch in the research tank, take out the Ocarina as Zora Link to learn the New Wave Bossa Nova. Play it for Lulu at Zora Cape. Hookshot onto the palm tree on the awakened turtle to ride to Great Bay Temple.
7. Win the Ice Arrows from Wart
Follow the active water pipes to the map, compass and mini-boss route. Defeat Wart and open the Ice Arrow chest. Use ice platforms and frozen enemies to reach valves and reverse the water flow; 3DS limits water platforms to marked sparkling spots.
8. Reach Gyorg and finish the bay
Work the remaining pump and seesaw routes, take the Boss Key and open the boss door. N64 Gyorg uses the platform and Zora barrier; 3DS adds a submerged phase with mines. Collect the Heart Container and remains, then deliver all fifteen fairies for Double Defense.
| Material | Evidence status |
|---|---|
| Chapter route and ordering | 1 primary route guide (Zelda Central) |
| Key item progression and major version differences | Cross-check: Zelda Dungeon; see Sources |
Questions
How do I reach the coast?
Use Epona to jump the fences on the road to Great Bay.
How many eggs are there?
Seven: four in the Pirates' Fortress and three at Pinnacle Rock.
What does the temple give me?
Wart’s reward chest holds Ice Arrows. Gyorg gives a Heart Container and remains; fifteen fairies earn Double Defense.
Sources
- Zelda Central — Version Differences https://zeldacentral.com/games/majoras-mask/version-differences/
- Zelda Central — great bay region https://zeldacentral.com/games/majoras-mask/walkthrough/great-bay-region/
- Zelda Central — great bay temple https://zeldacentral.com/games/majoras-mask/walkthrough/great-bay-temple/
- Zelda Dungeon — great bay and zora cape https://www.zeldadungeon.net/majoras-mask-walkthrough/great-bay-and-zora-cape/
Checked 2026-11-11.