The Cayo Perico Heist | Guide to GTA Online

What is the Cayo Perico Heist about?

The Cayo Perico Heist is a Heist in Grand Theft Auto Online which tasks players with infiltrating a fortified island to obtain sensitive documents and return them to the Madrazo crime family (and steal whatever isn’t nailed down).

Overview of The Heist

An infamous drug lord, who goes by the name “El Rubio,” has stolen sensitive documents from the Madrazo crime family, and is attempting to blackmail them. The Madrazos will stop at nothing to get them back, and have enlisted your aid, as well as that of a Russian submarine operator named Pavel, to infiltrate Cayo Perico and steal them back.

This is the first GTA Online Heist that can be completed solo, but you can also bring along your trusted allies to make things interesting.

Before you get started

To begin The Cayo Perico Heist, you’ll need to sort out a few things first. First, you’ll need to be a VIP, CEO, or Motorcycle Club (MC) President. You can register in the SecuroServ section (or other parts) of the Interaction Menu to make that happen.

Additionally, if you don’t already own a Penthouse at The Diamond Casino, you’ll need to buy one.

Head to the Diamond Casino and head inside, then turn left and approach the customer service desk. The terminal on the far left side of the desk is the Penthouse computer, so use it to purchase a Penthouse. Once you own a Penthouse, you’ll gain access to The Music Locker, a club in the basement of The Diamond.

Meeting Madrazo

From the customer service desk at The Diamond Casino, turn around and take the elevator down to The Music Locker. Once you reach the bottom, exit the elevator and head down the spiral staircase. Take the door on the left to enter the club.

Once you are inside, make your way through the dance floor and head to the VIP section on the left to initiate a short cutscene.

After meeting Miguel Madrazo, who will ask you to infiltrate Cayo Perico and take back some sensitive files the drug lord “El Rubio” has in his possession, leave the casino.

How to access the Kosatka

Open the Interaction Menu (hold down Touchpad/View button for several seconds) and select Services, then go to Kosatka and request the vehicle. If you are close to the coast, it will surface nearby.

Next, use the same menu to Request A Dinghy, which will spawn a boat near your location.

Climb aboard and ride out to the Kosatka, then climb on top and find a hatch, then head inside to meet Pavel. After a short cutscene, you’ll gain access to the bridge.

The Kosatka

Open your phone menu (Triangle/Y) and head to the Internet app, then go to Warstock Cache & Carry. The top option should be the “Kosatka” submarine, which you’ll need to purchase to proceed.

Once you’ve bought the Kosatka, you’ll have access to your new contact, and submarine operator, Pavel.

Heist Intel

After selecting the first leg of the Heist from the terminal, you’ll need to meet Dave and Keinemusik at the LSIA Private Terminal in southern Los Santos.

Use a dinghy to get back to land, then drive to the airport. Approach the southeastern gate, then cross the runway to find the private hangar. Approach to initiate the cutscene. Once it’s over, you’ll be on the island with El Rubio. Hop into the driver’s seat and drive your host to his compound, then, after the show starts, sneak away. Once you are outside, you have a few options. You can cut left and find a boat to take to the other side of the island and get there a bit faster, or you can cut right and make your way through the island’s defenses on foot. Avoid being seen by cameras and guards and you’ll arrive outside El Rubio’s compound. Pavel will call and tell you about a communications tower you can use to hack into the CCTVs and find the vault. Make your way to the tower, then head through the gate and climb the ladder to reach the upper platform, then hack in and solve the puzzle to gain access.

Cycle through the cameras until you find the Basement feed, then turn the camera left to get a view of the safe.

Keep cycling through the cameras until you find Office - Cam 1, which is El Rubio’s office. It has a fingerprint lock on an elevator leading to the basement, which is the last thing you need to finish this leg of the Heist.

Feel free to look through other cameras to find optional rewards like cash, weapons, and more, or leave now to continue.

Heist Finale

Now that all of the Prep work is done, you are ready to initiate the Finale. At this point, you can select from any of the options you’ve prepared for, and you can Hire Support Crew to assist you during the mission (even if you are playing Solo).

Keep in mind that those Crew members will cost you money to hire, and you’ll need to select certain approaches, or complete additional objectives during the Heist, to make use of them.

Once you are ready to go, select Start from the menu aboard the Kosatka and the Finale will begin.