Mpenjati Beach is one of the world’s top skinny dipping spots
To determine the best skinny dipping locations, the website compared 100 nude swimming spots across the globe to determine the best locations to enjoy a skinny dip.
The dating reviews website MyDatingAdviser.com has released a map of the best skinny dipping spots in the world, and Mpenjati Beach in the Mpenjati Nature Reserve in Port Edward made it into the top 25.
This location was given a ‘Skinny Dipping Index Score’ of 59.
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To determine the best skinny dipping locations, the website compared 100 nude swimming spots across the globe to determine the best locations to enjoy a skinny dip. They then ranked the top 25 skinny dipping locations, with the top swimming spot per country.
Mpenjati came in at number 16.

In a study, the beach quality, safety, weather, and lodging were taken into account. This was across seven key metrics of skinny dipping friendliness: (1) pollution (2) Blue Flag status, (3) weather (4) air temperature, (5) water temperature, (6) safety, and (7) hotel cost.
Using the data points, each location has been given a ‘Skinny Dipping Index Score’. This represents the quality of the skinny dipping experience that one could have at the location.
The top five are:
Lokrum Island in Croatia (a small uninhabited island) is the best skinny dipping location in the world, beating out other great nude beaches across the globe. The second spot went to Spiaggia della Lecciona in Italy, a popular gay nude beach and Maslin Beach, Australia’s first official nude beach with rugged cliffs and views took the third spot.
In the USA, the Washougal River in Washington State is the top location, with picnic rocks and flowing streams. In Brazil, the Praia de Galhet is the best location, with white sand beaches and a naturally preserved area.
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