Highly unlikely you will be able to hire one - unless someone else up there is going overseas & not taking theirs while you are up there.
If you want to take it I would buy one of the carrying cases we consultants use & take it on as hand luggage. You will have to pack the blades in the checked in baggage obviously! Whole thing weighs under 7kg - I checked about taking mine to NZ & they said dimensions were fine for hand luggage.
Good luck with it!! Hubby should be grateful you want to take it - think of the money you will save on eating out - suggest something HE really wants to do that you will be able to pay for with the savings!!!