The falls are situated amid the rolling, grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountains.

Orinduik Falls is a wide, multi-tiered series of cascades making it an ideal waterfall for swimming.

[2] The area is inhabited by Macushi and Patamona people, and there are a few villages in the vicinity of the falls.

[3] Orin is a type of aquatic plant found in this river, which is harvested, dried and chewed like tobacco by the Amerindians of the region, whereas duik means falls (both words in Patamona language).

The Ministry of Tourism facilitates an annual safari through Region 8 and 9 with the falls as a major point of interest.