GTA Online – Cayo Perico Heist walkthrough and strategy

How to Complete the Cayo Perico Heist in GTA Online

Want to know how to complete the heist in GTA Online? The Cayo Perico Heist is a highly lucrative way to earn money in GTA Online, but you’ll need a few steps to reach the $900,000 to $1.9 million potential earnings range. Unlike other heists in the game, you can complete the Cayo Perico Heist solo, keeping all the spoils for yourself.

To start the heist, you’ll need to buy a Kosatka submarine and gather intel by sneaking around Cayo Perico Island. Look for infiltration points, and one recommended spot is the Drainage Tunnel, which allows you to enter the compound without being detected.

Once you have the submarine, complete the prep missions, focusing on the Kosatka as your approach vehicle. The heist requires a lot of equipment, including a cutting torch and fingerprint cloner. Make sure you have that as well as the following:

• Choose a weapon loadout like the Conspirator or Crackshot, both with suppressors for stealthy takedowns.
• You can also play the heist on hard mode by restarting it within 48 minutes of completion. For now, focus on completing the heist on normal mode.

Begin the heist by swimming to the Drainage Tunnel, cutting open the grate, and infiltrating the compound. Collect loot by burning open gates and filling up your loot bag, but be stealthy and avoid getting caught. Kill guards without setting off alarms and obtain a key from one of them to access locked gates.

There are two ways to reach the basement: hacking into El Rubio’s secret elevator or using the key to unlock a gate. Use the fingerprint cloner to complete the hacking minigame and steal the desired item from the basement.

Sneakily escape from the compound through the front entrance and swim underwater towards the north of the island to avoid detection. Escaping the island is straightforward but tedious—swim around the compound walls and head towards a cliff overlooking the water. Swim north until a cutscene triggers, indicating the completion of the heist.

That’s how you complete the Cayo Perico Heist solo in GTA Online. For additional earnings, consider playing the heist on hard mode by restarting it within 48 minutes of completion. Beyond that, the Cayo Perico Heist may feel repetitive, but a potential earnings range of $900,000 to $1.9 million per heist makes it well worth the effort.