Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato)

The Bridal Veil Falls ( Māori Waireinga; German: Bridal Veil Falls) are a 55-meter high waterfall on Pakoka River in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

Geographical Location

The waterfall is located 20 km from Raglan removed.

Description

The case collapsed on the breaking edge of a sheer wall of columnar basalt in a small, 5 -meter-deep lake at the foot of the wall. Here is located immediately below the sea surface, a large rock on which atomizes the impinging water. This brought the waterfall one his name. The lake is located in a sandstone formation that has been eroded and eroded much faster than the basalt, which waterfall and lake emerged.

The waterfall is a 10- minute walk through the rainforest, which dominates the surrounding landscape can be achieved. There are two viewing platforms. A staircase at the side of the cliff - the road there is another viewing platform - the lake and the waterfall can be reached on foot be viewed from below.

Swell

• Charles Rawlings - Way et al: New Zealand. Lonely Planet 2010, p 233
• Information boards on site.