After a day’s worth of shooting at his estate, legendary hunter Allan Quatermain settles down, lights a pipe, and tells his companions of a journey he undertook in the wilds of Africa.

On expedition, Quatermain, while searching for ivory, meets Maiwa, a runaway African princess who is intent on avenging her child. She also carries a desperate note from an old friend, once thought dead. Braving buffalo, rhinos, elephants, and rivaling tribes, Quatermain finds himself in the middle of a plot to wage war on the notorious African chief Wambe.