TotK Lost in the Dunes: Where Ponthos Is and the Orb Reward

Lost in the Dunes is a side quest at Kara Kara Bazaar in the Gerudo Desert of Tears of the Kingdom. It is short, but the reward is an orb that Rotana’s The Mysterious Eighth needs. Every side quest is on all side quests.

How do you start Lost in the Dunes?

Go to Kara Kara Bazaar (Show on map) and talk to Benja of the caravan. Reportedly the quest only appears after you defend the bazaar during Riju of Gerudo Town. The quest log reads:

“Ponthos, a bushy-bearded caravan traveler, went out through the west entrance and hasn’t returned yet. Standard caravan practice is to wait in a conspicuous location—near a tall structure, for example—when lost in the desert. But since a sinkhole is also in this area, finding Ponthos isn’t going to be easy.”

Where did Ponthos fall?

Head out of the west entrance and a little to the southwest to find the sinkhole. Jump straight in and you land in a cave called the Oasis Source (Show on map), where Ponthos sits by the water. Reportedly you can also reach the same spot through Kara Kara Bazaar Well (Show on map).

How do you get Ponthos out?

Ponthos cannot find a way out and has nearly given up. Follow the water deeper into the cave; several breakable rock walls are in the way. Smash them with a two-handed weapon, Bomb Flowers or a fused hammer until you open a path to a ladder leading up. The quest log: “You smashed through some rocks and made a passageway to a ladder leading to the surface. Ponthos climbed the ladder and headed back to his worried friends.”

What is the reward for Lost in the Dunes?

Talk to Benja back at Kara Kara Bazaar and you receive Ponthos’s orb. The quest log: “You rescued Ponthos, a missing caravan traveler, from the sinkhole. As a reward, he gave you his prized orb. He said there is someone in Gerudo Town who knows more about the orb.”

That someone is Rotana, the archaeologist in the Gerudo Shelter. The orb is one of the seven she needs for The Mysterious Eighth, so take it to Gerudo Town.

Related guides

• The Mysterious Eighth: every orb location and the Gerudo Sanctuary.
• All side quests: other Gerudo side quests.
• Well locations: Kara Kara Bazaar Well and all 58 wells.