A Short Root Bridge
A Short Root Bridge
One small example of the living root bridges of Meghalaya, formed by training the roots of a rubber tree across a creek
Cherrapunjee
Cherrapunjee
Wire Anchor Tree
Wire Anchor Tree
A Meghalayan rubber tree at the end of a highwire bridge across one of the marvellous gorges below Cherrapunjee
DoubleSpan Root Bridge Visible from Wire Bridge
DoubleSpan Root Bridge Visible from Wire Bridge
A living root bridge, with two spans, stretching across a ravine
Root Bridge in Training
Root Bridge in Training
A young rubber tree with its roots being guided across a river to form a living bridge
Cherrapunjee Resort Jackfruit
Cherrapunjee Resort Jackfruit
Tthis tree marks the location of Cherrapunjee Resort, where the owners have been instrumental in promoting the unique living tree bridges of the region as ecotourism destinations
Dolomite Razor Root Tree
Dolomite Razor Root Tree
A rainforest tree growing on some spectacularly sharp and eroded dolomite
The River Rock Root Complex
The River Rock Root Complex
A group of several living root bridges formed by rubber trees meets at a huge boulder in the midst of a ravine on the cliffs of Meghalaya, where giant waterfalls and racing rivers rush down towards Bangladesh
The Longest Root Bridge
The Longest Root Bridge
The longest of Meghalaya’s fantastic living root bridges, made by patiently guiding the roots of a rubber tree across a ravine
Nohkalikai Falls Pandanus
Nohkalikai Falls Pandanus
Look for this Pandanus screw-pine growing above the world’s fourth tallest waterfall, Nohkalikai, on the south cliffs of Meghalaya
Cement Cave Caryota
Cement Cave Caryota
At Cherrapunjee, a cement factory is inadvertently and irrevocably destroying an ancient limestone cave beneath it. This fishtail palm grows near the cave entrance where water flows in.