Vick has quit the logging industry in favor of becoming a tour guide. He needs all the animals to help him get some five star ratings and bring him more customers.
Old Joe's niece, Carly, is in town and he asks Vick to pick her up. However, the pair do not recognize each other which leads to a day of bickering and running all over town.
Carly is so excited to explore the forest that she sets off without her tour guide, Vick. When she runs into Briar and Bramble she gets a fright and reveals to Vick the real reason why she is in town.
Vick falls into a trap while trying to find Carly. Despite his best efforts, he cannot get out. meanwhile, Carly gives up trying to pitch a tent and decides to sleep in a tree instead.
Briar, Bramble, Vick and Carly all finally reunite. However, when Carly and Vick start bickering again, the bears have to separate them. Carly is still desperate to find Kitty.
After Vick's snake bite, Carly shows the bears some basic first-aid. Vick doesn't listen to Carly's advice regarding fire safety and where to set up their camp.
The group come across a river and decide to build a raft. When heavy rain begins to fall, only Carly makes it safely to shore. It's up to her to save the day, and her friends.
Old Joe is angry that Carly went off to find Kitty without telling him. He takes his anger out on Vick. Vick then tells Carly that he can no longer help Carly find her missing tiger.
Vick goes crawling back to his old boss, Mr Lee, and tries to get his previous job back. The bears are very upset when they discover that Vick is chopping down trees again.
Vick manages to avoid the bears and continues to cut down trees. After one of his plans goes wrong, Vick ends up in hospital where Carly asks him to be her tour guide again. However, he turns her down.
Carly tries in vain to convince Vick to be her guide. Ultimately she goes off on her own again and ends up getting hurt. Vick hears her crying for help and the pair put aside their differences.
Vick sets out to make money in order to replace some of Carly's missing gear. He decides to direct a documentary for a competition with Briar and Bramble as the stars.
The group discover that there are many animal traps in the forest and decide to disable the traps. They also train the other forest animals how to deal with such dangers. Carly discovers a mysterious set of footprints.
Carly finds an injured deer by the side of the river. She also comes across Maurice and Arnold, two ex-prisoners, who she mistakes as people who live in the forest. She decides to share her food with them, but they hold her hostage.
Vick uses Briar as bait to lure the out the poachers. However, instead he lures out the deer Carly once rescued as well as Maurice and Arnold who have been tracking the deer.
Some ducks, the bears, Carly and Vick team up against a swarm of locusts. In a display of gratitude, the ducks help the gang get one step closer to Kitty.
The bears discover that tree sap is a delicious alternative to honey. Maurice and Arnold once again try to catch the bears, but they are stopped by Vick.
The gang come across an abandoned village, but they feel like somebody or something is watching them. Carly finds a photo and some personal items inside a house.
Vick, Carly, Briar and Bramble fall into a pit and are rescued by a leopard. The leopard has some trouble talking, so they follow him to a pile of ruins and find an old lady trapped under a tree trunk.
Carly nurses the old lady back to health and finds out some information about Kitty's whereabouts. Of course, Maurice and Arnold are up to no good, but Vick manages to save the day.
Vick finds some beautiful crystals and sees a money-making opportunity. Maurice steals Bramble and Vick's belongings, yet Bramble still saves him fro ma pack of ferocious rats.
Carly discovers that the veteran is friends with the old lady she helped earlier and manages to reunited them. Everyone heads to the snowy mountains in search of Kitty.
Carl learns of Arnold and Maurice's plan to catch the tiger and she follows them to their secret base to stop them. She gets trapped and has to rely on the bears and Vick to come save her.
Vick finds a shortcut to the top of the mountain. However both him and Carly suffer from altitude sickness. They rest up in a cave, but become trapped when the entrance collapses.
Vick, Carly and the bears must camp on the snow covered mountain for the night. Unfortunately, Briar and Bramble activate hibernation mode and cannot be woken up.
Someone or something seems to be attacking the group, but nobody is around. Perhaps it's the legendary snow monster which they've heard so many rumors about.
After a nasty fall, Carly catches hypothermia which forces the gang to head down the mountain for a warmer climate. They luckily stumble upon a natural hot spring where Carly is able to recover.
The gang find Zig Zag, a little tiger who turns out to be Kitty's child. While waiting for the mother tiger to return, the group decide to play hide and seek.
As Carly runs into danger once again, Vick and Bramble show up at the right time to save her. Maurice and Arnold reveal that they have some high-tech weapons.