Aniwaniwa Falls are roughly a 4-4.5 hours’ drive away from Rotorua or 3.5-4 hours from Napier. Don’t rely on Google trip time estimations. The road is a typical winding one with lots of ‘zigzags’ and unsealed surface. We recommend a 4-WD vehicle for this trip.

Driving from Rotorua: travel south on the SH-5, then turn left into the SH38, a sealed road, which becomes a gravel winding road for the last 50km. The last 20-30 km is a zigzag road, sometimes one-way one, which runs alongside the lake's shore.

Driving from Napier: travel north on the SH-2, then turn left into the SH38, a sealed road, which becomes a gravel one for the last 28km.

Follow the main road until you reach an Information Center. There is a huge car park here, which has dedicated place for a picnic and toilets.

From the parking follow Aniwaniwa Falls loop track (the true left stream’ bank). 5-minutes after beginning of the track you should reach a sign 'Bridal Veil Falls'. Turn right into this side track which is about 5-minutes return from the main track. The walk leads to the waterfall’s base. Return via the same track. When you’re back to the main track you have a choice to return back or continue on to walk the loop. If you decide to do the whole loop then you’ll see two more waterfalls – the Upper and Lower Aniwaniwa Falls.