no, people dont live there. That is place for tourists

Best to check any of the numerous weather sites on the internet, and remember that weather often changes.

Hi! I was there last April and it was extremely foggy, we couldn’t see anything at the top. Unfortunately I understood that it is like that every day that time. When riding the cable car, we went through some layers of clouds, so a little bit of views on the way there. Sa Pa is known of its thick fog during winter/spring time. That happens because the village is in a bowl-like valley where the fog gets stuck. With my logic that shouldn’t be the case at the top, then, so I think there is hope for some clear skies for example in the afternoon. But as for me, in the morning when I was there, absolutely no scenery that you could see. When it comes to the temperatures, it was 15-20+ celsius in the village and +4 degrees at the top.

Perhaps. My young boy, 10 years, was having fever and surpressed by paracetamol. When we were up at the Fansipan mountain, he had breathing difficulty and need to took cat nap in the open space up in the mountain. My elderly father, also had to rest a lot up in the mountain as he also experienced breathing difficulty. But, it was worth the trip.

Lots of layers and a beanie hat should work Sent

hI Fearless.. Well, Sapa is in the North of Vietnam. And yes it is the coldest part of the country. So if it states -5 degrees then it will require sturdy footwear and warm clothing. As you get to the top the air is alot thinner and cold even before the cold weather sets in. So please go prepared.. You read the forcast for a reason.. Trust it.. The weather and cloud conditions change by the min not the hour.

אמור להיות קר ואפילו מושלג. לא היינו שם בתקופה הזו אבל שמענו מפי המקומיים

Walk 600+ steps or take the funicular railway.

You can get tickets at the counter. Other stores and hotels may offer to sell them to you st cheaper rate which I imagine is because they get the “local” discount. I have read reviews that these will then get denied at entry so be careful.

We just tried to go it alone but our taxi dropped us off right outside the ranger station, who wouldn't let us go without a guide! He charged us 1million VND each for passes and insurance and the guide. We just had to wait half an hour for our guide to get there, but I was pretty glad we had a guide by the time we got up there! It is a hard hike with all sorts of different terrain (how he did it in flip flops I do not know!) But we got up there in 4 hours thanks to him setting the pace, then got the cable car down and a taxi back to Sapa from the cable car station. There was no view at all at the top in the clouds, but the cable car had amazing views.