LSC-004 / Cayo Perico island, off the coast of Los Santos
Cayo Perico walkthrough
The best solo heist in the game. Buy the Kosatka, scope the island once, run two or three preps and hit the compound. Repeatable forever with a short cooldown, and a Panther Statue roll turns a routine run into a $2.5M payday.
Players
1–4
Payout
$1.1M – $2.6M
Difficulty
Moderate
Cooldown
48 min solo / 2h 24m in a group
Entry cost
$2,200,000
Layout map
Cayo Perico — compound infiltration and extraction
Gold markers are objective points. Red zones are actively patrolled.
Map key
- 1
Kosatka drop
North-west shore. Closest water access to the drainage tunnel.
- 2
Drainage tunnel
Unguarded swim straight into the compound.
- 3
Camera panel
Disable before you move anywhere else.
- 4
El Rubio's office
Primary target + free office safe cash.
- 5
Secondary loot rooms
Cocaine and gold first — best value per bag slot.
- 6
North wall exit
Climb out and extract. Alerts stop mattering here.
- 7
Main gate
Aggressive breach point. Heavy turret coverage.
What you need
- →Kosatka submarine ($2,200,000 — the Sonar upgrade pays for itself)
- →$25,000 setup fee per run
- →One scope-out trip to Cayo Perico (Velum flight from LSIA)
- →A suppressed weapon and a trusty getaway aircraft or boat
Recommended loadout
- →Suppressed pistol from the guard tower — free, and better than bringing your own
- →Sparrow helicopter (Kosatka upgrade, $1,815,000) for prep speed
- →Longfin boat or Alkonost for the approach
- →Snacks and armour maxed; there is no resupply on the island
- →Cutting torch or plasma cutter if you plan to open the basement
Crew roles
Solo runner
Everything. This heist is balanced around one competent player.
Second player
Splits the primary target — only take a partner if you are chasing secondary loot volume.
Prep missions
- 01
Gather Intel
Fly to the island, photograph the compound, the drainage tunnel, the guard tower and every secondary target. This is the single most important prep — mark everything.
- 02
Cutting TorchOptional
Only needed for basement doors. Skip if you are running cash-only speed loops.
- 03
Grappling EquipmentOptional
Lets you scale the north wall. The most flexible infiltration point.
- 04
Plasma CutterOptional
Faster than the torch but the prep is guarded by armed NPCs.
- 05
Approach Vehicle
Longfin (least risky), Velum, Annihilator or the Alkonost. Longfin drops you at the drainage tunnel.
- 06
Weapon LoadoutOptional
Skip it. Take the suppressed pistol from the guard tower on the island instead — it is free and quieter.
- 07
Fingerprint Cloner
Required to open El Rubio's office door for the primary target.
Step-by-step finale
Payout $1.1M – $2.6M
Difficulty Moderate
Best for The standard repeatable solo run. Learn this route and never learn another.
- 01
Launch from the KosatkaMap 1
Set the approach to the drainage tunnel. Dive the sub in close to the north-west shore.
- 02
Swim the drainage tunnelMap 2
No guards inside. Surface inside the compound wall — you skip the entire outer perimeter.
- 03
Disable the compound camerasMap 3
The control panel is immediately right of the tunnel exit. Ten seconds of work, saves the whole run.
- 04
Take the officeMap 4
Fingerprint cloner on El Rubio's door, then grab the primary target from the safe.
- 05
Sweep the secondary lootMap 5
Cocaine > gold > weed > cash for value per bag slot. Hit the two rooms nearest the office first.
- 06
Loot the office safeMap 4
Free extra cash on every single run. Never skip it.
- 07
Exit north and extractMap 6
Climb the north wall, sprint to the marked helicopter or run to the shore. Alerted guards do not matter once you clear the wall.
Payout table
- Tequila$900,000
- Ruby Necklace$1,000,000
- Bearer Bonds$1,100,000
- Pink Diamond$1,300,000
- Panther Statue$1,900,000
- Secondary loot (solo max)~$500,000
Expert tips
- →Always take the Panther Statue when it spawns — it alone is worth roughly $1.9M.
- →Loot the office safe on the way out of every single run. It costs ten seconds.
- →The Sonar Station upgrade on the Kosatka pays for itself in setup speed.
- →Solo cooldown is 48 minutes. Chain other business work in between rather than waiting.
- →Secondary loot value order: cocaine, gold, weed, cash. Never fill up on cash first.
Common mistakes
- ✕Buying the weapon loadout prep when the island gives you a free suppressed pistol.
- ✕Forgetting the fingerprint cloner and being unable to open the office.
- ✕Running the heist in a group for a lower per-player cut with a 2h 24m cooldown.
- ✕Skipping the camera panel and getting spotted inside the compound.