Part 12

Start by moving right. After defeating a few snaps (enemies), you will notice a peg sticking out of the sand. Ground-pound (slamming down from above) the peg, and another peg will appear to its left. Jump on this new peg, then jump to the platforms on the left. To the left of the topmost platform, you will find a puzzle piece. Jump off and grab it.

Continue to the right. You will see the 'K' symbol on a platform above you. Jump off the lower platform to its right to reach it. Ground-pound in front of the nearby treasure chest to get a life balloon.

Ground-pound the peg just to the right of where you found the 'K' to reveal a blast barrel (a device that launches you). This blast barrel will take you to a sunken ship. Inside, you must defeat two pinchlies (enemies) by jumping on them and then rolling into them. Once they are defeated, a puzzle piece and the barrel cannon to exit will appear. If you get hurt, pound the peg in here to get a heart.

Immediately to the right of where you exit the sunken ship is another peg. Ground-pound it, and a treasure chest will appear. Ground-pound in front of this treasure chest, and a puzzle piece will pop out. Ground-pound the next peg on the right to help you get on top of the wall to the right. If you ground-pound the DK platform on the other side of the wall, a whale will appear and spit out many bananas. There is no reward for collecting them all.

The platforms to the right of the 'O' symbol are weight-activated, meaning they move when you stand on them. You will need to defeat the pinchly, then jump from the right platform to the left platform while it is still raised to grab the 'O'. When you land on the platform with barrels attached underneath, ground-pound it, and it will detach and head to the right. This is a point of no return. You will reach a checkpoint (a place where you can restart if you lose a life).

Immediately after the checkpoint, there is a treasure chest. Ground-pound it to reveal a puzzle piece.

Immediately after that, there is a cannon. Ground-pound in front of it, and it will knock loose a piece of a ship that is above you. Use the platform to the right to get inside for a bonus area. This bonus area requires you to avoid a blast barrel in the middle. Head to the right once you are done with the bonus area. The 'N' symbol is hovering above a floating platform; jump when the platform is at its highest point to grab it. On the next plank area, you will need to avoid spikes that flip over with each wave.

After one of the walls comes down from the ceiling, you should be able to see the final puzzle piece above a tiki buzz (an enemy). Use the tire (a bouncy object) to the right to jump up there. You will need to jump off the tiki buzzes to the right to continue, as the tire will be gone by the time you get back down. The blast barrel at the end of this section signals the end of the stage. Grab the green orb to finish the level.