A highly efficient and visible light responsive photocatalyst was developed by indium vanadate (InVO 4 )/ bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) composite photocatalyst. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, XPS, zeta potential, and photoluminescence techniques. The XRD, TEM, and XPS results indicated the prepared sample was actually a two-phase composite: InVO 4 and BiVO 4 . Photocatalytic activities of all catalysts were evaluated for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The highest activity was obtained in the InVO 4 /BiVO 4 composite using 0.8:0.2 mol ratio of InVO 4 :BiVO 4 . On the basis of the calculated energy band positions, the mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity was discussed.