There are many helicopter pilots on here with private licences and the type of flying largely depends on whether the aircraft is hired from a local school, whether the pilot is hour building for commercial licences, or whether they own their own aircraft.
You don't say where you're based - the training varies from country to country.
On the whole, helicopters tend to be a bit slower than fixed wing so if long tours is what you're after, you'd probably need to have your own helicopter.
Cheers
Whirls