Angela-Mary Fearnley, from Whakamarama, plans to go to Laos in late November to spend two weeks at the Sayaboury Elephant Conservation Center as part of the Volunteer Eco Student Abroad VESA programme.
Miss Fearnley's role will see her working closely with many elephants at the purpose-built rehabilitation, research and breeding facility.
All the animals were rescued from endangerment by the logging trade.
Miss Fearnley, 20, is in her third year of a bachelor of mechanical engineering at the University of Auckland.
"I've always loved elephants and when some VESA volunteers visited the university in my first year to talk about their unique experiences, I was hooked," she said.
One of the perks of her eco-tour would be the chance to ride elephants to and from her jungle bedroom, and help care for the calves in the elephant nursery.
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